345Or, Woe to
346That is, Lion of God, or, Hearth of God, (twice) And so in vss. 2 (twice), 7.
29: 2 then will I distress Ariel, and there shall be mourning and lamentation; 347and she shall be unto me as Ariel.
347Or, yet
29: 3 And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with posted troops, and I will raise siege works against thee.
29: 4 And 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 348whisper out of the dust.
348Or, chirp
29: 5 But the multitude of thy 349foes shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passeth away: yes, it shall be in an instant suddenly.
349So 1QIsaa. But Massoretic reads strangers
29: 6 350She shall be visited of Jehovah of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of a devouring fire.
350Or, There shall be a visitation from Jehovah etc.
29: 7 And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her stronghold, and that distress her, shall be as a dream, a vision of the night.
29: 8 And it shall be as when a 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.
29: 9 351Stupefy yourselves and be stupid; 352blind yourselves and be blind: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
351Or, Be ye amazed;
352Or, take your pleasure and be blind:
29: 10 For Jehovah hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed 353your eyes, the prophets; and your heads, the seers, hath he covered.
353Or, your eyes; the prophets, and your heads,
29: 11 And all vision is become unto you as the words of a 354book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that 355is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I cannot, for it is sealed:
354Or, writing
355Hb. knoweth writing, or, knoweth letters,
29: 12 and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned.
29: 13 And 356Jehovah said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, and with their mouth and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their awe of me is a commandment of men which hath been 357taught them;
356Sopherim changed to the Lord
357Or, learned by rote;
29: 14 therefore, behold, I will 358proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
358Or, again do Hb. add to do
29: 15 Woe unto them that hide deep their counsel from Jehovah, and whose works are in the dark, and that say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
29: 16 359Ye turn things upside down! Shall the potter be esteemed as clay; that the thing made should say of him that made it, He made me not; or the thing formed say of him that formed it, He hath no understanding?
359Or, O your perversity!
29: 17 Is 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?
29: 18 And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of 360the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
360Or, a book (or, writing)
29: 19 The meek also shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
29: 20 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scoffer ceaseth, and all they that watch for iniquity are cut off;
29: 21 that 361make a man an offender 362in his cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.
361Or, make men to offend by their words,
362Or, for a word, or, in word,
29: 22 Therefore thus saith Jehovah, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
29: 23 363But when he seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name; yes, they shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall stand in awe of the God of Israel.
363Or, But when his children see the work etc.
29: 24 They also that err in spirit 364shall come to understanding, and they that murmur shall receive instruction.
364Hb. shall know understanding,
