📖 Isaiah — Chapter 29 (KJV)
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Isaiah 29:1 RTWoe to Ariel, to Ariel, Tthe city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them Tkill sacrifices.
Isaiah 29:2 Yet RI will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel.
Isaiah 29:3 And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.
Isaiah 29:4 And Rthou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall Twhisper out of the dust.
Isaiah 29:5 Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be Ras chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
Isaiah 29:6 Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Isaiah 29:7 And Rthe multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
Isaiah 29:8 It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
Isaiah 29:9 Stay yourselves, Rand wonder; Tcry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
Isaiah 29:10 For Rthe LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your Trulers, the seers hath he covered.
Isaiah 29:11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a Tbook Rthat is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:
Isaiah 29:12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, RI am not learned.
Isaiah 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, RForasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
Isaiah 29:14 Therefore, behold, RI will Tproceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
Isaiah 29:15 Woe unto them that Rseek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
Isaiah 29:16 Surely Ryour turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
Isaiah 29:17 Is it not Ryet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
Isaiah 29:18 And in that day shall Rthe deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
Isaiah 29:19 The Rmeek also shall Tincrease their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 29:20 For Rthe terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:
Isaiah 29:21 That Rmake a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.
Isaiah 29:22 Therefore thus saith the LORD, Rwho redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
Isaiah 29:23 But when he seeth his children, Rthe work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.
Isaiah 29:24 They Ralso that erred in spirit shall Tcome to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 29:1–8 — Ariel humbled and threatening armies frustrated
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
David’s city faces siege and lowly speech, yet its attackers’ imagined satisfaction proves dreamlike. Both proud security and predatory expectation are exposed.
Key Truth: Neither pride nor aggression secures the future.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Woe to ____ , to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye …” (Isaiah 29:1)
Find it in Isaiah 29:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, …” (Isaiah 29:5)
Find it in Isaiah 29:5 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his ____ is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, …” (Isaiah 29:8)
Find it in Isaiah 29:8 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 29:9–16 — Lip-service and hidden counsel
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Spiritual dullness makes the vision like an unreadable book. Worship near in words but far in heart, and plans concealed from the Maker, receive rebuke.
Key Truth: Let worship engage the heart honestly.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are …” (Isaiah 29:9)
Find it in Isaiah 29:9 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their ____ , and with their lips do honour me, but have …” (Isaiah 29:13)
Find it in Isaiah 29:13 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the ____ of their prudent men shall be hid.” (Isaiah 29:14)
Find it in Isaiah 29:14 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 29:17–24 — The lowly rejoice and understanding returns
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The promised reversal includes hearing, seeing, joy for the meek, and the end of cruel manipulation. Jacob’s shame gives way to reverence and learned understanding.
Key Truth: Seek renewal that includes justice and understanding.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Is it not yet a ____ little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful …” (Isaiah 29:17)
Find it in Isaiah 29:17 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “That ____ a man an offender for a word, and lay a …” (Isaiah 29:21)
Find it in Isaiah 29:21 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “They also that erred in ____ shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn …” (Isaiah 29:24)
Find it in Isaiah 29:24 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Matthew 15:8 — Jesus quotes the warning against worship distant in heart.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Where do your words and heart need to agree more closely?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What does the sealed-book image illustrate?
2. What divide is exposed in the people’s worship?
3. What false assumption supports hidden counsel?
4. What reversal is promised concerning the book and darkness?
5. Who receives increasing joy in the Holy One of Israel?
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