Yǐsaìyàshū 29:15-24

15 Huò zāi , nàxiē xiàng Yēhéhuá shēn zàng móu lüè de , yòu zaì ànzhōng xíngshì , shuō ,shuí kànjian wǒmen ne . shuí zhīdào wǒmen ne .

16 Nǐmen bǎ shì diāndǎo le , qǐ kĕ kàn yáo jiàng rú ní ma . beì zhìzuò de wù , qǐ kĕ lún zhìzuò wù de shuō , tā méiyǒu zhìzuò wǒ . huò shì beì chuàngzào de wù lún zàowù de shuō , tā méiyǒu cōngming .

17 Lì bā nèn biàn wèi féi tián , féi tián kàn rú shùlín , bù shì zhǐyǒu yídiǎn diǎn shíhou ma .

18 Nàshí , lóngzi bì tīngjian zhè shū shang de huà . xiāzi de yǎn , bì cóng mí méng hēiàn zhōng déyǐ kànjian .

19 Qiābēi rén , bì yīn Yēhéhuá zēngtiān huānxǐ . rénjiān pínqióng de , bì yīn Yǐsèliè de shèng zhĕ kuaìlè .

20 Yīnwei qiángbào rén yǐ guī wú yǒu . xiè màn rén yǐjing mièjué . yīqiè zhǎo jīhuì zuò niè de , dōu beì jiǎnchú .

21 Tāmen zaì zhēng sòng de shì shang , déng wú zuì de wèi yǒu zuì , wèi chéng ménkǒu zébeì rén de , shè xià wǎngluó , yòng xū wú de shì , qū wǎng yì rén .

22 Suǒyǐ jiùshú Yàbólāhǎn de Yēhéhuá , lún Yǎgè jiā rúcǐ shuō , Yǎgè bì bù zaì xiūkuì , miàn róng yĕ bù zhì biàn shǎi .

23 Dàn tā kànjian tāde zhòng zǐ , jiù shì wǒ shǒu de gōngzuò , zaì Tānàli , tāmen bì zūn wǒde míng wèi shèng , bì zūn Yǎgè de shèng zhĕ wèi shèng , bì jìngwèi Yǐsèliè de shén .

24 Xīn zhōng míhu de , bì dé míngbai , fā yuànyán de , bì shòu xùn huì .

Yǐsaìyàshū 29:15-24 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 29

This chapter contains a prophecy concerning the destruction of the temple and city of Jerusalem by the Romans; the character and condition of the people of the Jews, previous to it; the calling of the Gentiles, by the preaching of the Gospel; the ruin of antichrist, and the conversion of the Jews, in the latter day. The siege and destruction of Jerusalem are described in Isa 29:1-6 the disappointment of their enemies, notwithstanding their taking and destroying it, Isa 29:7,8 the stupidity, judicial blindness, and hardness of the Jews, which brought on their ruin, are predicted, Isa 29:9,10 the ignorance of their learned, as well as of their unlearned men, with respect to the Scripture, and the prophecies of it, Isa 29:11,12 their hypocrisy and formality in worship, Isa 29:13 a blast upon all their wisdom and prudence, who thought to be wiser than the Lord, and too many for him, whose folly and atheism are exposed, Isa 29:14-16, and a great change both in Judea and the Gentile world, by the removal of the Gospel from the one to the other, Isa 29:17 the effects of which are, deaf sinners hear the word, dark minds are enlightened, and joy increased among the meek and poor, Isa 29:18,19 the fall of the Jews, or else of antichrist, is foretold, Isa 29:20,21 and the chapter is closed with a promise and prophecy of the conversion of the seed of Abraham and Jacob, Isa 29:22-24.