Isaiah

Isaiah 29:1–4

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.

³I will camp in a circle around you;

I will besiege you with towers

and set up siege works against you.

⁴You will be brought low,

you will speak from the ground,

and out of the dust

your words will be muffled.

Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground;

your speech will whisper out of the dust.

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.

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Isaiah 29:1

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

Isaiah 29:2

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

Isaiah 29:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will camp	וְחָנִ֥יתִי	wə·ḥā·nî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H2583 decline, bend down, encamp
in a circle	כַדּ֖וּר	ḵad·dūr	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1754 circle, ball
around you	עָלָ֑יִךְ	‘ā·lā·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
I will besiege	וְצַרְתִּ֤י	wə·ṣar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
you	עָלַ֙יִךְ֙	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
with towers	מֻצָּ֔ב	muṣ·ṣāḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H4674 palisade or intrenchment
and set up	וַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥י	wa·hă·qî·mō·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
siege works	מְצֻרֹֽת׃	mə·ṣu·rōṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4694 siege-works, rampart
against you	עָלַ֖יִךְ	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height

Isaiah 29:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will be brought low	וְשָׁפַלְתְּ֙	wə·šā·p̄alt	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular	H8213 be or become low, be abased
you will speak	תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי	tə·ḏab·bê·rî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H1696 speak
from the ground	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and out of the dust	וּמֵֽעָפָ֖ר	ū·mê·‘ā·p̄ār	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
your words	אִמְרָתֵ֑ךְ	’im·rā·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H565 utterance, speech, word
will be muffled	תִּשַּׁ֣ח	tiš·šaḥ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7817 bow, be bowed down, crouch
Your voice	קוֹלֵ֔ךְ	qō·w·lêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H6963 sound, voice
will be	וְֽ֠הָיָה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a spirit	כְּא֤וֹב	kə·’ō·wḇ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H178 skin-bottle, necromancer
from the ground	מֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
your speech	אִמְרָתֵ֥ךְ	’im·rā·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H565 utterance, speech, word
will whisper	תְּצַפְצֵֽף׃	tə·ṣap̄·ṣêp̄	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6850 chirp, peep
out of the dust	וּמֵעָפָ֖ר	ū·mê·‘ā·p̄ār	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust