Isaiah 29:5-8
New English Translation
5 But the horde of invaders will be like fine dust,
the horde of tyrants[a] like chaff that is blown away.
It will happen suddenly, in a flash.
6 Judgment will come from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,[b]
accompanied by thunder, earthquake, and a loud noise,
by a strong gale, a windstorm, and a consuming flame of fire.
7 It will be like a dream, a night vision.
There will be a horde from all the nations that fight against Ariel,
those who attack her and her stronghold and besiege her.
8 It will be like a hungry man dreaming that he is eating,
only to awaken and find that his stomach is empty.[c]
It will be like a thirsty man dreaming that he is drinking,
only to awaken and find that he is still weak and his thirst unquenched.[d]
So it will be for the horde from all the nations
that fight against Mount Zion.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 29:5 tn Or “violent men”; cf. NASB “the ruthless ones.”
- Isaiah 29:6 tn Heb “from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies [traditionally, “the Lord of hosts”] there will be visitation.” The third feminine singular passive verb form תִּפָּקֵד (tippaqed, “she/it will be visited”) is used here in an impersonal sense. See GKC 459 §144.b.
- Isaiah 29:8 tn Or “that he [or “his appetite”] is unsatisfied.”
- Isaiah 29:8 tn Or “that he is faint and that he [or “his appetite”] longs [for water].”
Isaiah 29:5-8
American Standard Version
5 But the multitude of thy [a]foes shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be in an instant suddenly. 6 [b]She 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. 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. 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.
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- Isaiah 29:5 Hebrew strangers.
- Isaiah 29:6 Or, There shall be a visitation from Jehovah etc.
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