Focused Passage

Isaiah 29:17-24

Woe to Ariel: Blind Worship, Hidden Counsel, and the Coming Reversal

Isaiah 29 moves from a woe against Ariel/Jerusalem, to the LORD’s humbling siege, to the sudden vanishing of the nations, to Judah’s spiritual stupor and hollow worship, and finally to a promised reversal in which the deaf hear, the blind see, the humble rejoice, and Jacob’s shame is removed.

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17In a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest?

18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.

19The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

20For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down—

21those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.

22Therefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed and no more will his face grow pale.

23For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

24Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 17

Original words

vvvהֲלוֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleIn a veryעוֹד֙H5750Adverbshortמְעַ֣טH4592Adjective - masculine singular constructtimeמִזְעָ֔רH4213Adverb[will not] Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןH3844Noun - proper - feminine singularbecomeוְשָׁ֥בH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularan orchardלַכַּרְמֶ֑לH3759Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularand the orchardוְהַכַּרְמֶ֖לH3759Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularseemיֵחָשֵֽׁב׃H2803Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularlike a forestלַיַּ֥עַרH3293Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 18

Original words

On thatהַה֛וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singulardayבַיּוֹם־H3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe deafהַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםH2795Article | Adjective - masculine pluralwill hearוְשָׁמְע֧וּH8085Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthe wordsדִּבְרֵי־H1697Noun - masculine plural constructof the scrollסֵ֑פֶרH5612Noun - masculine singularand out ofוּמֵאֹ֣פֶלH652Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularthe deep darknessוּמֵחֹ֔שֶׁךְH2822Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularthe eyesעֵינֵ֥יH5869Noun - cdcof the blindעִוְרִ֖יםH5787Adjective - masculine pluralwill seeתִּרְאֶֽינָה׃H7200Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Verse 19

Original words

The humbleעֲנָוִ֛יםH6035Adjective - masculine pluralwill increaseוְיָסְפ֧וּH3254Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural[their] joyשִׂמְחָ֑הH8057Noun - feminine singularin the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הH3068Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularand the poorוְאֶבְיוֹנֵ֣יH34Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructamong menאָדָ֔םH120Noun - masculine singularwill rejoiceיָגִֽילוּ׃H1523Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralin the Holy Oneבִּקְד֥וֹשׁH6918Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 20

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe ruthlessעָרִ֖יץH6184Noun - masculine singularwill vanishאָפֵ֥סH656Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe mockersלֵ֑ץH3887Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwill disappearוְכָ֣לָהH3615Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularand allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho lookשֹׁ֥קְדֵיH8245Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructfor evilאָֽוֶן׃H205Noun - masculine singularwill be cut downוְנִכְרְת֖וּH3772Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Verse 21

Original words

those who indictמַחֲטִיאֵ֤יH2398Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural constructa manאָדָם֙H120Noun - masculine singularwith a wordבְּדָבָ֔רH1697Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularwho ensnareיְקֹשׁ֑וּןH6983Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunthe mediatorוְלַמּוֹכִ֥יחַH3198Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularat the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרH8179Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand who with false chargesבַתֹּ֖הוּH8414Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singulardeprive the innocentצַדִּֽיק׃סH6662Adjective - masculine singularof justiceוַיַּטּ֥וּH5186Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Verse 22

Original words

Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןH3651Adverbthe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeredeemedפָּדָ֖הH6299Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑םH85Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֤רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-כֹּֽה־H3541Adverbofאֶל־H413Prepositionthe houseבֵּ֣יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singularNoלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlelongerעַתָּ֤הH6258Adverbwill Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singularbe ashamedיֵבוֹשׁ֙H954Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularand noוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlemoreעַתָּ֖הH6258Adverbwill his faceפָּנָ֥יוH6440Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singulargrow paleיֶחֱוָֽרוּ׃H2357Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Verse 23

Original words

Forכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionwhen he seesבִ֠רְאֹתוֹH7200Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularhis childrenיְלָדָ֞יוH3206Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singulararound himבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹH7130Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularthe workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הH4639Noun - masculine singular constructof My handsיָדַ֛יH3027Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singularthey will honorיַקְדִּ֣ישֽׁוּH6942Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralMy nameשְׁמִ֑יH8034Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularthey will sanctifyוְהִקְדִּ֙ישׁוּ֙H6942Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe Holyקְד֣וֹשׁH6918Adjective - masculine singular constructOne of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthey will stand in aweיַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃H6206Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralof the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 24

Original words

Then the waywardתֹֽעֵי־H8582Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructin spiritר֖וּחַH7307Noun - common singularwill comeוְיָדְע֥וּH3045Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralto understandingבִּינָ֑הH998Noun - feminine singularand those who grumbleוְרוֹגְנִ֖יםH7279Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralwill acceptיִלְמְדוּ־H3925Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralinstructionלֶֽקַח׃H3948Noun - masculine singular

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