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Isaiah 29
New King James Version
Isaiah 29
New King James Version
Woe to Jerusalem
29 “Woe (A)to [a]Ariel, to Ariel, the city (B)where David dwelt!
Add year to year;
Let feasts come around.
2 Yet I will distress Ariel;
There shall be heaviness and sorrow,
And it shall be to Me as Ariel.
3 I will encamp against you all around,
I will lay siege against you with a mound,
And I will raise siegeworks against you.
4 You shall be brought down,
You shall speak out of the ground;
Your speech shall be low, out of the dust;
Your voice shall be like a medium’s, (C)out of the ground;
And your speech shall whisper out of the dust.
5 “Moreover the multitude of your (D)foes
Shall be like fine dust,
And the multitude of the terrible ones
Like (E)chaff that passes away;
Yes, it shall be (F)in an instant, suddenly.
6 (G)You will be punished by the Lord of hosts
With thunder and (H)earthquake and great noise,
With storm and tempest
And the flame of devouring fire.
7 (I)The multitude of all the nations who fight against [b]Ariel,
Even all who fight against her and her fortress,
And distress her,
Shall be (J)as a dream of a night vision.
8 (K)It shall even be as when a hungry man dreams,
And look—he eats;
But he awakes, and his soul is still empty;
Or as when a thirsty man dreams,
And look—he drinks;
But he awakes, and indeed he is faint,
And his soul still craves:
So the multitude of all the nations shall be,
Who fight against Mount Zion.”
The Blindness of Disobedience
9 Pause and wonder!
Blind yourselves and be blind!
(L)They are drunk, (M)but not with wine;
They stagger, but not with intoxicating drink.
10 For (N)the Lord has poured out on you
The spirit of deep sleep,
And has (O)closed your eyes, namely, the prophets;
And He has covered your heads, namely, (P)the seers.
11 The whole vision has become to you like the words of a [c]book (Q)that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is literate, saying, “Read this, please.”
(R)And he says, “I cannot, for it is sealed.”
12 Then the book is delivered to one who [d]is illiterate, saying, “Read this, please.”
And he says, “I am not literate.”
13 Therefore the Lord said:
(S)“Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths
And honor Me (T)with their lips,
But have removed their hearts far from Me,
And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,
14 (U)Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work
Among this people,
A marvelous work and a wonder;
(V)For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.”
15 (W)Woe to those who seek deep to hide their counsel far from the Lord,
And their works are in the dark;
(X)They say, “Who sees us?” and, “Who knows us?”
16 Surely you have things turned around!
Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay;
For shall the (Y)thing made say of him who made it,
“He did not make me”?
Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it,
“He has no understanding”?
Future Recovery of Wisdom
17 Is it not yet a very little while
Till (Z)Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest?
18 (AA)In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book,
And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
19 (AB)The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord,
And (AC)the poor among men shall rejoice
In the Holy One of Israel.
20 For the [e]terrible one is brought to nothing,
(AD)The scornful one is consumed,
And all who (AE)watch for iniquity are cut off—
21 Who make a man an offender by a word,
And (AF)lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate,
And turn aside the just (AG)by empty words.
22 Therefore thus says the Lord, (AH)who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob:
“Jacob shall not now be (AI)ashamed,
Nor shall his face now grow pale;
23 But when he sees his children,
(AJ)The work of My hands, in his midst,
They will hallow My name,
And hallow the Holy One of Jacob,
And fear the God of Israel.
24 These also (AK)who erred in spirit will come to understanding,
And those who complained will learn doctrine.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 29:1 Jerusalem, lit. Lion of God
- Isaiah 29:7 Jerusalem
- Isaiah 29:11 scroll
- Isaiah 29:12 Lit. does not know books
- Isaiah 29:20 terrifying
Isaías 29
La Biblia de las Américas
Isaías 29
La Biblia de las Américas
Ariel y sus enemigos
29 ¡Ay, Ariel[a], Ariel[b] la ciudad donde acampó David(A)!
Añadid año sobre año, celebrad las fiestas a su tiempo[c](B).
2 Y traeré angustias a Ariel,
y será una ciudad de lamento y de duelo(C);
será para mí como un Ariel.
3 Acamparé contra ti rodeándote[d](D),
pondré contra ti vallas de asedio,
y levantaré contra ti baluartes.
4 Entonces serás humillada,
desde el suelo hablarás,
y desde el polvo donde estás postrada
saldrá tu habla.
Tu voz será también como la de un espíritu[e] de la tierra,
y desde el polvo susurrará tu habla(E).
5 Pero la multitud de tus enemigos[f] será como polvo fino(F),
y la multitud de los crueles(G) como paja que se va volando[g];
sucederá en un instante, de repente(H).
6 Serás castigada[h](I) por el Señor de los ejércitos con truenos y terremotos(J) y gran ruido,
con torbellino y tempestad y con llama de fuego consumidor.
7 Y será como un sueño, una visión nocturna(K),
la multitud de todas las naciones(L) que combaten contra Ariel,
todos los que combaten contra ella y su fortaleza, y los que la afligen.
8 Y será como cuando un hambriento sueña,
y he aquí, está comiendo;
pero cuando despierta, su hambre no ha sido satisfecha[i].
O como cuando un sediento sueña,
y he aquí, está bebiendo;
pero cuando despierta, he aquí, está desfallecido,
y su sed no ha sido aplacada[j].
Así será la multitud de todas las naciones
que combaten contra el monte Sión(M).
9 Deteneos y esperad(N),
cegaos y sed ciegos.
Se embriagan, pero no con vino(O);
se tambalean, pero no con licor.
10 Porque el Señor ha derramado sobre vosotros espíritu de sueño profundo(P),
Él ha cerrado vuestros ojos: los profetas(Q),
y ha cubierto vuestras cabezas: los videntes.
11 Y toda la visión será para vosotros como las palabras de un libro[k] sellado(R), que cuando se le da al que sabe leer[l], diciéndole: Lee esto, por favor; y él dirá: No puedo, porque está sellado. 12 Entonces el libro[m] será dado al que no sabe leer[n], diciéndole: Lee esto, por favor; y él dirá: No sé leer[o].
Hipocresía de Israel
13 Dijo entonces el Señor:
Por cuanto este pueblo se me acerca con sus palabras[p]
y me honra con sus labios,
pero aleja de mí su corazón,
y su veneración[q] hacia mí es solo una tradición[r] aprendida de memoria(S),
14 por tanto, he aquí, volveré a hacer maravillas(T) con este pueblo, prodigiosas maravillas;
y perecerá la sabiduría de sus sabios,
y se eclipsará el entendimiento de sus entendidos(U).
15 ¡Ay de los que van muy hondo
para esconder sus planes[s](V) al Señor,
y realizan[t] sus obras en tinieblas(W)
y dicen: ¿Quién nos ve(X), o quién nos conoce?
16 ¡Qué equivocación la vuestra!
¿Es acaso el alfarero como el barro,
para que lo que está hecho diga a su hacedor: Él no me hizo;
o lo que está formado diga al que lo formó(Y): Él no tiene entendimiento?
Redención de Israel
17 ¿Acaso no queda ya muy poco tiempo
para que[u] el Líbano se convierta en campo fértil(Z),
y el campo fértil sea considerado bosque?
18 En aquel día los sordos oirán(AA) las palabras de un libro(AB),
y desde la oscuridad y desde las tinieblas los ojos de los ciegos verán(AC).
19 Los afligidos(AD) aumentarán también su alegría en el Señor,
y los necesitados(AE) de la humanidad se regocijarán en el Santo de Israel.
20 Porque el violento tendrá su fin(AF), el escarnecedor(AG) será acabado,
y serán cortados todos los que se desvelan por hacer el mal(AH);
21 los que hacen que una persona sea acusada[v] por una palabra,
tienden lazos al que juzga en la puerta(AI),
y defraudan[w] al justo con vanos argumentos[x](AJ).
22 Por tanto el Señor, que redimió a Abraham(AK), dice así acerca de la casa de Jacob:
Jacob no será ahora avergonzado(AL), ni palidecerá ahora su rostro;
23 porque cuando vea a sus hijos[y](AM), la obra de mis manos(AN), en medio suyo,
ellos santificarán mi nombre;
ciertamente, santificarán(AO) al Santo de Jacob,
y tendrán temor al Dios de Israel.
24 Los descarriados(AP) de espíritu conocerán la verdad[z](AQ),
y los murmuradores aceptarán[aa] instrucción(AR).
Footnotes
- Isaías 29:1 I.e., León de Dios; refiriéndose a Jerusalén
- Isaías 29:1 I.e., León de Dios; refiriéndose a Jerusalén
- Isaías 29:1 Lit., que las fiestas sigan su curso
- Isaías 29:3 Lit., como un círculo
- Isaías 29:4 O, fantasma
- Isaías 29:5 Lit., extraños
- Isaías 29:5 Lit., que pasa
- Isaías 29:6 Lit., visitada
- Isaías 29:8 Lit., su alma está vacía
- Isaías 29:8 Lit., su alma está reseca
- Isaías 29:11 O, rollo
- Isaías 29:11 Lit., sabe de libros
- Isaías 29:12 O, rollo
- Isaías 29:12 Lit., no sabe de libros
- Isaías 29:12 Lit., No sé de libros
- Isaías 29:13 Lit., boca
- Isaías 29:13 Lit., temor de mí
- Isaías 29:13 Lit., un mandamiento de hombres
- Isaías 29:15 Lit., el consejo
- Isaías 29:15 Lit., están
- Isaías 29:17 Lit., y
- Isaías 29:21 Lit., ponen bajo condenación a una persona
- Isaías 29:21 Lit., desvían
- Isaías 29:21 Lit., con confusión
- Isaías 29:23 O, sus hijos vean
- Isaías 29:24 Lit., el entendimiento
- Isaías 29:24 Lit., aprenderán
Isaiah 29
New International Version
Isaiah 29
New International Version
Woe to David’s City
29 Woe(A) to you, Ariel, Ariel,(B)
the city(C) where David settled!
Add year to year
and let your cycle of festivals(D) go on.
2 Yet I will besiege Ariel;(E)
she will mourn and lament,(F)
she will be to me like an altar hearth.[a](G)
3 I will encamp against you on all sides;
I will encircle(H) you with towers
and set up my siege works(I) against you.
4 Brought low, you will speak from the ground;
your speech will mumble(J) out of the dust.(K)
Your voice will come ghostlike(L) from the earth;
out of the dust your speech will whisper.(M)
5 But your many enemies will become like fine dust,(N)
the ruthless(O) hordes like blown chaff.(P)
Suddenly,(Q) in an instant,
6 the Lord Almighty will come(R)
with thunder(S) and earthquake(T) and great noise,
with windstorm and tempest(U) and flames of a devouring fire.(V)
7 Then the hordes of all the nations(W) that fight against Ariel,(X)
that attack her and her fortress and besiege her,
will be as it is with a dream,(Y)
with a vision in the night—
8 as when a hungry person dreams of eating,
but awakens(Z) hungry still;
as when a thirsty person dreams of drinking,
but awakens faint and thirsty still.(AA)
So will it be with the hordes of all the nations
that fight against Mount Zion.(AB)
9 Be stunned and amazed,(AC)
blind yourselves and be sightless;(AD)
be drunk,(AE) but not from wine,(AF)
stagger,(AG) but not from beer.
10 The Lord has brought over you a deep sleep:(AH)
He has sealed your eyes(AI) (the prophets);(AJ)
he has covered your heads (the seers).(AK)
11 For you this whole vision(AL) is nothing but words sealed(AM) in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read, and say, “Read this, please,” they will answer, “I can’t; it is sealed.” 12 Or if you give the scroll to someone who cannot read, and say, “Read this, please,” they will answer, “I don’t know how to read.”
13 The Lord says:
“These people(AN) come near to me with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,(AO)
but their hearts are far from me.(AP)
Their worship of me
is based on merely human rules they have been taught.[b](AQ)
14 Therefore once more I will astound these people
with wonder upon wonder;(AR)
the wisdom of the wise(AS) will perish,
the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.(AT)”
15 Woe to those who go to great depths
to hide(AU) their plans from the Lord,
who do their work in darkness and think,
“Who sees us?(AV) Who will know?”(AW)
16 You turn things upside down,
as if the potter were thought to be like the clay!(AX)
Shall what is formed say to the one who formed(AY) it,
“You did not make me”?
Can the pot say to the potter,(AZ)
“You know nothing”?(BA)
17 In a very short time,(BB) will not Lebanon(BC) be turned into a fertile field(BD)
and the fertile field seem like a forest?(BE)
18 In that day(BF) the deaf(BG) will hear the words of the scroll,
and out of gloom and darkness(BH)
the eyes of the blind will see.(BI)
19 Once more the humble(BJ) will rejoice in the Lord;
the needy(BK) will rejoice in the Holy One(BL) of Israel.
20 The ruthless(BM) will vanish,(BN)
the mockers(BO) will disappear,
and all who have an eye for evil(BP) will be cut down—
21 those who with a word make someone out to be guilty,
who ensnare the defender in court(BQ)
and with false testimony(BR) deprive the innocent of justice.(BS)
22 Therefore this is what the Lord, who redeemed(BT) Abraham,(BU) says to the descendants of Jacob:
“No longer will Jacob be ashamed;(BV)
no longer will their faces grow pale.(BW)
23 When they see among them their children,(BX)
the work of my hands,(BY)
they will keep my name holy;(BZ)
they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One(CA) of Jacob,
and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
24 Those who are wayward(CB) in spirit will gain understanding;(CC)
those who complain will accept instruction.”(CD)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 29:2 The Hebrew for altar hearth sounds like the Hebrew for Ariel.
- Isaiah 29:13 Hebrew; Septuagint They worship me in vain; / their teachings are merely human rules
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