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Isaiah 29

Isa. 29:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Woe
howy (Hebrew #1945)
oh!
KJV usage: ah, alas, ho, O, woe.
Pronounce: hoh'ee
Origin: a prolonged form of 1930 (akin to 188)
βto Ariel
'Ari'el (Hebrew #740)
Ariel, a symbolical name for Jerusalem, also the name of an Israelite
KJV usage: Ariel.
Pronounce: ar-ee-ale'
Origin: the same as 739
, to Ariel
'Ari'el (Hebrew #740)
Ariel, a symbolical name for Jerusalem, also the name of an Israelite
KJV usage: Ariel.
Pronounce: ar-ee-ale'
Origin: the same as 739
, γthe city
qiryah (Hebrew #7151)
a city
KJV usage: city.
Pronounce: kir-yaw'
Origin: from 7136 in the sense of flooring, i.e. building
wheref David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
dwelt
chanah (Hebrew #2583)
properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)
KJV usage: abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.
Pronounce: khaw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2603)
! add
caphah (Hebrew #5595)
properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish)
KJV usage: add, augment, consume, destroy, heap, join, perish, put.
Pronounce: saw-faw'
Origin: a primitive root
ye year
shaneh (Hebrew #8141)
from 8138; a year (as a revolution of time)
KJV usage: + whole age, X long, + old, year(X -ly).
Pronounce: shaw-neh'
Origin: (in plura or (feminine) shanah {shaw-naw'}
to year
shaneh (Hebrew #8141)
from 8138; a year (as a revolution of time)
KJV usage: + whole age, X long, + old, year(X -ly).
Pronounce: shaw-neh'
Origin: (in plura or (feminine) shanah {shaw-naw'}
; let them δkill
naqaph (Hebrew #5362)
to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
KJV usage: compass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.
Pronounce: naw-kaf'
Origin: a primitive root
sacrifices
chag (Hebrew #2282)
from 2287; a festival, or a victim therefor
KJV usage: (solemn) feast (day), sacrifice, solemnity.
Pronounce: khag
Origin: or chag {khawg}
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or, O Ariel, i.e. the lion of God.
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or, of the city.
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2 Sam. 5:9• 9So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward. (2 Sam. 5:9)
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cut off the heads.

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Ariel,
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Year

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-6:  God's heavy judgment upon Jerusalem.
7-8:  The unsatiableness of her enemies.
9-12:  The senselessness,
13-16:  and deep hypocrisy of the Jews.
17-24:  A promise of sanctification to the godly.
A.M. 3292.
B.C.712.
woe. etc.
or, O Ariel, that is, thelion of God.
Isa. 31:9• 9and for fear, he shall pass over to his rock, and his princes shall be afraid of the banner, saith Jehovah, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem. (Isa. 31:9)
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Ezek. 43:15‑16• 15And the upper altar was four cubits; and from the hearth of *God and upward were four horns.
 16And the hearth of *God was twelve cubits long, by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof. (Ezek. 43:15‑16)
the city.
or, of the city.
2 Sam. 5:9• 9So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward. (2 Sam. 5:9)
add.
Isa. 1:11‑15• 11To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith Jehovah. I am sated with burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and in the blood of bullocks, and of lambs, and of he-goats I take no pleasure.
 12When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this from your hand--to tread my courts?
 13Bring no more vain oblations! Incense is an abomination unto me,--new moon and sabbath, the calling of convocations--wickedness and the solemn meeting I cannot bear.
 14Your new moons and your set feasts my soul hateth: they are a burden to me; I am wearied of bearing them.
 15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. (Isa. 1:11‑15)
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Jer. 7:21• 21Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Add your burnt-offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh. (Jer. 7:21)
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Hos. 5:6• 6They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them. (Hos. 5:6)
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Hos. 8:13• 13They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; Jehovah hath no delight in them. Now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt. (Hos. 8:13)
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Hos. 9:4• 4They shall pour out no offerings of wine to Jehovah, neither shall their sacrifices be pleasing unto him: they shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be defiled: for their bread shall be for themselves; it shall not come into the house of Jehovah. (Hos. 9:4)
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Amos 4:4‑5• 4Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices in the morning, your tithes every three days,
 5and burn a thank-offering with leaven, and proclaim, publish, voluntary offerings: for this pleaseth you, children of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah. (Amos 4:4‑5)
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Heb. 10:1• 1For the law, having a shadow of the coming good things, not the image itself of the things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually yearly, perfect those who approach. (Heb. 10:1)
kill.
Heb. cut off the heads.
Isa. 66:3• 3He that slaughtereth an ox, smiteth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, it is as swine's blood; he that presenteth a memorial of incense, is as he that blesseth an idol. As they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations, (Isa. 66:3)
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Mic. 6:6‑7• 6Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves of a year old?
 7Will Jehovah take pleasure in thousands of rams, in ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? (Mic. 6:6‑7)
• The city where David dwelt was once Ariel, meaning “The lion of God”, but it was to be brought low, Though Hezekiah, a godly king, was either on the throne or shortly to ascend it, the state of the people was as described in verses 9-13. Their eyes were closed to God and to His word. (“Isaiah 29” by F.B. Hole)
• Though judgment against Ariel was executed soon after Isaiah’s day, yet the terms of the prophecy go far beyond that, for the destruction of her foes is plainly announced in verse 7, and again at the end of the chapter. (“Isaiah 29” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Woe to Arielc, to Ariel, the city of David’s encampment! Add ye year to year; let the feasts come round.

JND Translation Notes

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Meaning, "Lion of God."