Isaiah 29 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

I will bring ^H6693 distress ^H6693 to Ariel ^H740,

And she will be a city of grieving ^H8386 and mourning ^H592;

And she will be like an [fn]Ariel ^H740 to me.

I will camp ^H2583 against ^H5921 you [fn]encircling ^H1754 you,

And I will set ^H6696 up ^H6696 siegeworks ^H4674 against ^H5921 you,

And I will raise ^H6965 up ^H6965 battle ^H4694 towers ^H4694 against ^H5921 you.

Then you will be brought ^H8213 low ^H8213;

From the earth ^H776 you will speak ^H1696,

And from the dust ^H6083 where you are prostrate ^H7817

Your words ^H565 will come.

Your voice ^H6963 will also be like that of a [fn]spirit ^H178 from the ground ^H776,

And your speech ^H565 will whisper ^H6850 from the dust ^H6083.

But the multitude ^H1995 of your [fn]enemies ^H2114 will become ^H1961 like fine ^H1851 dust ^H80,

And the multitude ^H1995 of the ruthless ^H6184 ones ^H6184 like the chaff ^H4671 which [fn]blows ^H5674 away ^H5674;

And it will happen ^H1961 instantly ^H6621, suddenly ^H6597.

From the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635 you will be punished ^H6485 with thunder ^H7482 and earthquake ^H7494 and loud ^H1419 noise ^H6963,

With whirlwind ^H5492 and tempest ^H5591 and the flame ^H3851 of a consuming ^H398 fire ^H784.

And the multitude ^H1995 of all ^H3605 the nations ^H1471 who wage ^H6633 war ^H6633 against ^H5921 [fn]Ariel ^H740,

Even all ^H3605 who wage ^H6633 war ^H6633 against her and her stronghold ^H4685, and who distress ^H6693 her,

Will be like a dream ^H2472, a vision ^H2377 of the night ^H3915.

It will be as when ^H834 a hungry ^H7457 person ^H7457 dreams ^H2492—

And behold ^H2009, he is eating ^H398;

But when he awakens ^H6974, his [fn]hunger ^H5315 is not satisfied ^H7386,

Or as when ^H834 a thirsty ^H6771 person ^H6771 dreams ^H2492—

And behold ^H2009, he is drinking ^H8354,

But when he awakens ^H6974, behold ^H2009, he is faint ^H5889

And his [fn]thirst ^H5315 is not quenched ^H8264.

So ^H3651 will the multitude ^H1995 of all ^H3605 the nations ^H1471 be

Who wage ^H6633 war ^H6633 against ^H5921 Mount ^H2022 Zion ^H6726.

Be delayed ^H4102 and horrified ^H8539,

Blind ^H8173 yourselves and be blind ^H8173;

They become ^H7937 drunk ^H7937, but not with wine ^H3196,

They stagger ^H5128, but not with intoxicating ^H7941 drink ^H7941.

For the LORD ^H3068 has poured ^H5258 over ^H5921 you a spirit ^H7307 of deep ^H8639 sleep ^H8639,

He has shut ^H6105 your eyes ^H5869—the prophets ^H5030;

And He has covered ^H3680 your heads ^H7218—the seers ^H2374.

The entire ^H3605 vision ^H2380 will be to you like the words ^H1697 of a sealed ^H2856 [fn]book ^H5612, which ^H834, when they give ^H5414 it to the one who [fn]is literate ^H3045 H5612, saying ^H559, “Please ^H4994 read ^H7121 this ^H2088,” he will say ^H559, “I cannot ^H3201 H3808, because ^H3588 it is sealed ^H2856.”

Then the Lord ^H136 said ^H559,

“Because ^H3282 H3588 this ^H2088 people ^H5971 approaches ^H5066 Me with their [fn]words ^H6310

And honors ^H3513 Me with their lips ^H8193,

But their heart ^H3820 is ^H7368 far ^H7368 away ^H7368 from Me,

And their [fn]reverence ^H3372 for Me [fn]consists ^H1961 of the commandment ^H4687 of men ^H376 that is taught ^H3925;

Therefore ^H3651 behold ^H2009, I will once again ^H3254 deal ^H6381 marvelously ^H6381 with this ^H2088 people ^H5971, wondrously ^H6382 marvelous ^H6381;

And the wisdom ^H2451 of their wise ^H2450 men ^H2450 will perish ^H6,

And the understanding ^H998 of their men ^H995 who ^H995 have ^H995 understanding ^H995 will be concealed ^H5641.”

Woe ^H1945 to those who deeply ^H6009 hide ^H5641 their [fn]plans ^H6098 from the LORD ^H3068,

And whose deeds ^H4639 are done in a dark ^H4285 place ^H4285,

And they say ^H559, “Who ^H4310 sees ^H7200 us?” or “Who ^H4310 knows ^H3045 us?”

You turn ^H2016 things around ^H2016!

Shall the potter ^H3335 be considered ^H2803 [fn]as equal with the clay ^H2563,

That what ^H4639 is made ^H4639 would say ^H559 to its maker ^H6213, “He did not make ^H6213 me”;

Or what ^H3336 is formed ^H3335 say ^H559 to him who formed ^H3335 it, “He has no ^H3808 understanding ^H995”?

Is it not yet ^H5750 just a little ^H4592 while ^H4592

[fn]Before Lebanon ^H3844 will be turned ^H7725 into a fertile ^H3759 field ^H3759,

And the fertile ^H3759 field ^H3759 will be considered ^H2803 as a forest ^H3293?

On that day ^H3117 those who are deaf ^H2795 will hear ^H8085 words ^H1697 of a book ^H5612,

And out of their gloom ^H652 and darkness ^H2822 the eyes ^H5869 of those who are blind ^H5787 will see ^H7200.

The afflicted ^H6035 also will increase ^H3254 their joy ^H8057 in the LORD ^H3068,

And the needy ^H34 of mankind ^H120 will rejoice ^H1523 in the Holy ^H6918 One ^H6918 of Israel ^H3478.

For the ruthless ^H6184 will come ^H656 to ^H656 an ^H656 end ^H656 and the scorner ^H3887 will be finished ^H3615,

Indeed all ^H3605 who [fn]are ^H8245 intent ^H8245 on ^H8245 doing ^H8245 evil ^H205 will be eliminated ^H3772,

Who [fn]cause a person ^H120 to be indicted ^H2398 by a word ^H1697,

And set ^H6983 a ^H6983 trap ^H6983 for the arbitrator ^H3198 at the gate ^H8179,

And [fn]defraud ^H5186 the one ^H6662 in ^H6662 the ^H6662 right ^H6662 with [fn]meaningless ^H8414 arguments ^H8414.

Therefore ^H3651 this ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068, who ^H834 redeemed ^H6299 Abraham ^H85, says ^H559 concerning ^H413 the house ^H1004 of Jacob ^H3290:

“Jacob ^H3290 will not be ^H954 ashamed ^H954 now ^H6258, nor ^H3808 will his face ^H6440 turn ^H2357 pale ^H2357 now ^H6258;

But when ^H3588 [fn]he sees ^H7200 his children ^H3206, the work ^H4639 of My hands ^H3027, in his midst ^H7130,

They will sanctify ^H6942 My name ^H8034;

Indeed, they will sanctify ^H6942 the Holy ^H6918 One ^H6918 of Jacob ^H3290,

And will stand ^H6206 in ^H6206 awe ^H6206 of the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478.

“Those who err ^H8582 in [fn]mind ^H7307 will know ^H3045 [fn]the truth ^H998,

And those who [fn]criticize ^H7279 will [fn]accept ^H3925 instruction ^H3948.