Isaiah 29 - Compare Translations
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Isaiah 29:1
KJVWoe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.
WEBWoe to Ariel! Ariel, the city where David encamped! Add year to year; let the feasts come around;
YLTWo [to] Ariel, Ariel, The city of the encampment of David! Add year to year, let festivals go round.
Isaiah 29:2
KJVYet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel.
WEBthen I will distress Ariel, and there will be mourning and lamentation. She shall be to me as an altar hearth.
YLTAnd I have sent distress to Ariel, And it hath been lamentation and mourning, And it hath been to me as Ariel.
Isaiah 29:3
KJVAnd I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.
WEBI will encamp against you all around you, and will lay siege against you with posted troops. I will raise siege works against you.
YLTAnd I encamped, O babbler, against thee, And I laid siege against thee -- a camp. And I raised up against thee bulwarks.
Isaiah 29:4
KJVAnd thou 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 whisper out of the dust.
WEBYou will be brought down, and will speak out of the ground. Your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will be as of one who has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech will whisper out of the dust.
YLTAnd thou hast been low, From the earth thou speakest, And from the dust makest thy saying low, And thy voice hath been from the earth, As one having a familiar spirit, And from the dust thy saying whisperest,
Isaiah 29:5
KJVMoreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
WEBBut the multitude of your foes will be like fine dust, and the multitude of the ruthless ones like chaff that blows away. Yes, it will be in an instant, suddenly.
YLTAnd as small dust hath been The multitude of those scattering thee, And as chaff passing on the multitude of the terrible, And it hath been at an instant -- suddenly.
Isaiah 29:6
KJVThou 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.
WEBShe will be visited by Yahweh of Armies with thunder, with earthquake, with great noise, with whirlwind and storm, and with the flame of a devouring fire.
YLTBy Jehovah of Hosts thou art inspected, With thunder, and with an earthquake, And great noise, hurricane, and whirlwind, And flame of devouring fire.
Isaiah 29:7
KJVAnd the 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.
WEBThe multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all who fight against her and her stronghold, and who distress her, will be like a dream, a vision of the night.
YLTAnd as a dream, a vision of night, hath been The multitude of all the nations Who are warring against Ariel, And all its warriors, and its bulwark, Even of those distressing her.
Isaiah 29:8
KJVIt 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.
WEBIt will be like when a hungry man dreams, and behold, he eats; but he awakes, and his hunger isn’t satisfied; or like when a thirsty man dreams, and behold, he drinks; but he awakes, and behold, he is faint, and he is still thirsty. The multitude of all the nations that fight against Mount Zion will be like that.
YLTAnd it hath been, as when the hungry dreameth, And lo, he is eating, And he hath waked, and empty [is] his soul, And as when the thirsty dreameth, And lo, he is drinking, and he hath waked, And lo, he is weary, and his soul is longing, So is the multitude of all the nations Who are warring against mount Zion.
Isaiah 29:9
KJVStay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
WEBPause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
YLTTarry and wonder, look ye, yea, look, Be drunk, and not with wine, Stagger, and not with strong drink.
Isaiah 29:10
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Isaiah 29:11
KJVAnd the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that 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:
WEBAll vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is educated, saying, “Read this, please”; and he says, “I can’t, for it is sealed:”
YLTAnd the vision of the whole is to you, As words of the sealed book, That they give unto one knowing books, Saying, `Read this, we pray thee,' And he hath said, `I am not able, for it [is] sealed;'
Isaiah 29:12
KJVAnd the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
WEBand the book is delivered to one who is not educated, saying, “Read this, please”; and he says, “I can’t read.”
YLTAnd the book is given to him who hath not known books, Saying, `Read this, we pray thee,' And he hath said, `I have not known books.'
Isaiah 29:13
KJVWherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch 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:
WEBThe Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;
YLTAnd the Lord saith: Because drawn near hath this people, with its mouth, And with its lips they have honoured Me, And its heart it hath put far off from Me, And their fear of Me is -- A precept of men is taught!
Isaiah 29:14
KJVTherefore, behold, I will proceed 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.
WEBtherefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the understanding of their prudent men will be hidden.”
YLTTherefore, lo, I am adding to do wonderfully with this people, A wonder, and a marvel, And perished hath the wisdom of its wise ones, And the understanding of its intelligent ones hideth itself.'
Isaiah 29:15
KJVWoe unto them that seek 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?
WEBWoe to those who deeply hide their counsel from Yahweh, and whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, “Who sees us?” and “Who knows us?”
YLTWo [to] those going deep from Jehovah to hide counsel, And whose works have been in darkness. And they say, `Who is seeing us? And who is knowing us?'
Isaiah 29:16
KJVSurely your 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?
WEBYou turn things upside down! Should the potter be thought to be like clay; that the thing made should say about him who made it, “He didn’t make me”; or the thing formed say of him who formed it, “He has no understanding?”
YLTYour perversion! as clay is the potter esteemed? That the work saith of its maker, `He hath not made me?' And the framed thing said of its framer, `He did not understand?'
Isaiah 29:17
KJVIs it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
WEBIsn’t it yet a very little while, and Lebanon will be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field will be regarded as a forest?
YLTIs it not yet a very little, And turned hath Lebanon to a fruitful field, And the fruitful field for a forest is reckoned?
Isaiah 29:18
KJVAnd in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
WEBIn that day, the deaf will hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind will see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
YLTAnd heard in that day have the deaf the words of a book, And out of thick darkness, and out of darkness, The eyes of the blind do see.
Isaiah 29:19
KJVThe meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
WEBThe humble also will increase their joy in Yahweh, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
YLTAnd the humble have added joy in Jehovah, And the poor among men In the Holy One of Israel rejoice.
Isaiah 29:20
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Isaiah 29:21
KJVThat make 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.
WEBwho cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for the arbiter in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony.
YLTCausing men to sin in word, And for a reprover in the gate lay a snare, And turn aside into emptiness the righteous.
Isaiah 29:22
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
WEBTherefore Yahweh, who redeemed Abraham, says concerning the house of Jacob: “Jacob shall no longer be ashamed, neither shall his face grow pale.
YLTTherefore, thus said Jehovah, Who ransomed Abraham, Concerning the house of Jacob: `Not now ashamed is Jacob, Nor now doth his face become pale,
Isaiah 29:23
KJVBut when he seeth his children, the 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.
WEBBut when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in the middle of him, they will sanctify my name. Yes, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
YLTFor in his seeing his children, The work of My hand, in his midst, They sanctify My name, And have sanctified the Holy One of Jacob, And the God of Israel they declare fearful.
Isaiah 29:24
KJVThey also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
WEBThey also who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will receive instruction.”
YLTAnd the erring in spirit have known understanding, And murmurers learn doctrine!'
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