Isaiah

Isaiah 29:1–2

¹Woe to you, O Ariel,^a

the city of Ariel where David camped!

Year upon year

let your festivals recur.

²And I will constrain Ariel,

and there will be mourning and lamentation;

she will be like an altar hearth^b before Me.

Footnotes

a 29:1 Or Altar Hearth or Lion of God; probably a nickname for Jerusalem; twice in this verse, twice in verse 2, and once in verse 7
b 29:2 Or like Ariel; see the footnote for verse 1.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe to you	ה֚וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
O Ariel	אֲרִיאֵ֣ל	’ă·rî·’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H740 Ariel
the city	קִרְיַ֖ת	qir·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7151 town, city
Ariel	אֲרִיאֵ֔ל	’ă·rî·’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H740 Ariel
where David	דָוִ֑ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
camped	חָנָ֣ה	ḥā·nāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2583 decline, bend down, encamp
Year	שָׁנָ֛ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
year	שָׁנָ֖ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
let your festivals	חַגִּ֥ים	ḥag·gîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast
recur	יִנְקֹֽפוּ׃	yin·qō·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5362 strike off

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And I will constrain	וַהֲצִיק֖וֹתִי	wa·hă·ṣî·qō·w·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6693 constrain, bring into straits, press upon
Ariel	לַֽאֲרִיאֵ֑ל	la·’ă·rî·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H740 Ariel
and there will be	וְהָיְתָ֤ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
mourning	תַֽאֲנִיָּה֙	ṯa·’ă·nî·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8386 lamentation
and lamentation	וַֽאֲנִיָּ֔ה	wa·’ă·nî·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H592 mourning
she will be	וְהָ֥יְתָה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like an altar hearth	כַּאֲרִיאֵֽל׃	ka·’ă·rî·’êl	Preposition-k; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H740 Ariel
before Me	לִּ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 29:1 Amos 4:4–5 · 2 Samuel 5:9 · Micah 6:6–7 · Hosea 5:6 · Hosea 8:13 · Isaiah 66:3 · Hosea 9:4 · Ezekiel 43:15–16

Isaiah 29:2 Isaiah 5:25–30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.