Isaiah 29:2

2 I will oppress Ariel, and there will be mourning and crying, and she will be to Me like an Ariel.[a]

Isaiah 29:2 In-Context

1 Woe to Ariel, Ariel, the city where David camped! Continue year after year; let the festivals recur.
2 I will oppress Ariel, and there will be mourning and crying, and she will be to Me like an Ariel.
3 I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with earth ramps, and I will set up my siege towers against you.
4 You will be brought down; you will speak from the ground, and your words will come from low in the dust. Your voice will be like that of a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper from the dust.
5 The multitude of your foes will be like fine dust, and the multitude of the ruthless, like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Hb obscure; perhaps "altar hearth" or "lion of God"
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