Yǐsaìyàshū 29

1 Āi , yà lì yī lēi , yà lì yī lēi , Dàwèi ān yíng de chéng . rènpíng nǐ nián shang jiā nián , jiéqī zhào cháng zhōu liú .

2 Wǒ zhōng bì shǐ yà lì yī lēi kùn nán . tā bì bēi shāng āi haó , wǒ què réng yǐ tā wèi yà lì yī lēi .

3 Wǒ bì sìwéi ān yíng gōngjī nǐ , tún bīng wéi kùn nǐ , zhú lĕi gōngjī nǐ .

4 Nǐ bì baì luō , cóng dì zhōng shuōhuà . nǐde yányǔ bì wēi xì chūyú chén āi . nǐde shēngyīn bì xiàng nà jiāo guǐ zhĕ de shēngyīn chūyú dì . nǐde yányǔ dī dī wēi wēi chūyú chén āi .

5 Nǐ chóudí de qúnzhòng , què yào xiàng xì chén , qiángbào rén de qúnzhòng , yĕ yào xiàng fēi kāng . zhè shì bì qǐng kè zhī jiān hūrán líndào .

6 Wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá bì yòng léi hōng , dìzhèn , dàshēng , xuán fēng , bàofēng , bìng tūn miè de huǒyàn , xiàng tā tǎo zuì .

7 Nàshí , gōngjī yà lì yī lēi liè guó de qúnzhòng , jiù shì yīqiè gōngjī yà lì yī lēi hé tāde bǎo zhàng , bìng shǐ tā kùn nán de , bì rú mèng jǐng , rú yè jiān de yìxiàng .

8 Yòu bì xiàng jīè de rén , mèng zhōng chī fàn , xǐng le réng jiào fù kōng . huò xiàng kǒu kĕ de rén , mèng zhōng hē shuǐ , xǐng le réng jué fā hūn , xīnli xiǎng hē . gōngjī Xīānshān liè guó de qúnzhòng , yĕ bì rúcǐ .

9 Nǐmen dĕnghòu jīngqí ba . nǐmen yàn lè hūn mí ba . tāmen zuì le , què fēi yīn jiǔ . tāmen dōng dào xī wāi , què fēi yīn nóng jiǔ .

10 Yīnwei Yēhéhuá jiāng chén shuì de líng , jiāo guàn nǐmen , fēng bì nǐmen de yǎn , méng gĕ nǐmen de tóu . nǐmen de yǎn , jiù shì xiānzhī . nǐmen de tóu , jiù shì xiān jiàn .

11 Suǒyǒude mò shì nǐmen kàn rú fēng zhù de shū juǎn . rén jiāng zhè shū juǎn jiāo gĕi zhì zì de , shuō , qǐng niàn ba . tā shuō , wǒ bùnéng niàn , yīnwei shì fēng zhù le .

12 Yòu jiāng zhè shū juǎn jiāo gĕi bù zhì zì de rén , shuō , qǐng niàn ba . tā shuō , wǒ bù zhì zì .

13 Zhǔ shuō , yīnwei zhè bǎixìng qīnjìn wǒ , yòng zuǐchún zūnjìng wǒ , xīn què yuǎn lí wǒ . tāmen jìngwèi wǒ , bú guo shì lǐngshòu rén de fēnfu .

14 Suǒyǐ wǒ zaì zhè bǎixìng zhōng yào xíng qímiào de shì , jiù shì qímiào yòu qímiào de shì . tāmen zhìhuì rén de zhìhuì , bìrán xiāomiè , cōngming rén de cōngming , bìrán yǐncáng .

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 Commentary

Chapter 29

Judgements on Jerusalem and on its enemies. (1-8) The senselessness and hypocrisy of the Jews. (9-16) The conversion of the Gentiles, and future blessings for the Jews. (17-24)

Verses 1-8 Ariel may signify the altar of burnt-offerings. Let Jerusalem know that outward religious services will not make men free from judgements. Hypocrites never can please God, nor make their peace with him. God had often and long, by a host of angels, encamped round about Jerusalem for protection and deliverance; but now he fought against it. Proud looks and proud language shall be brought down by humbling providences. The destruction of Jerusalem's enemies is foretold. The army of Sennacherib went as a dream; and thus the multitudes, that through successive ages fight against God's altar and worship, shall fall. Speedily will sinners awake from their soothing dreams in the pains of hell.

Verses 9-16 The security of sinners in sinful ways, is cause for lamentation and wonder. The learned men, through prejudice, said that the Divine prophecies were obscure; and the poor urged their want of learning. The Bible is a sealed book to every man, learned or unlearned, till he begins to study it with a simple heart and a teachable spirit, that he may thence learn the truth and the will of God. To worship God, is to approach him. And if the heart be full of his love and fear, out of the abundance of it the mouth will speak; but there are many whose religion is lip-labour only. When they pretend to be speaking to God, they are thinking of a thousand foolish things. They worship the God of Israel according to their own devices. Numbers are only formal in worship. And their religion is only to comply with custom, and to serve their own interest. But the wanderings of mind, and defects in devotion, which are the believer's burden, are very different from the withdrawing of the heart from God, so severely blamed. And those who make religion no more than a pretence, to serve a turn, deceive themselves. And as those that quarrel with God, so those that think to conceal themselves from him, in effect charge him with folly. But all their perverse conduct shall be entirely done away.

Verses 17-24 The wonderful change here foretold, may refer to the affairs of Judah, though it looks further. When a great harvest of souls was gathered to Christ from among the Gentiles, then the wilderness was turned into a fruitful field; and the Jewish church, that had long been a fruitful field, became as a deserted forest. Those who, when in trouble, can truly rejoice in God, shall soon have cause greatly to rejoice in him. The grace of meekness contributes to the increase of our holy joy. The enemies who were powerful shall become mean and weak. To complete the repose of God's people, the scorners at home shall be cut off by judgements. All are apt to speak unadvisedly, and to mistake what they hear, but it is very unfair to make a man an offender for a word. They did all they could to bring those into trouble who told them of their faults. But He that redeemed Abraham out of his snares and troubles, will redeem those who are, by faith, his true seed, out of theirs. It will be the greatest comfort to godly parents to see their children renewed creatures, the work of God's grace. May those who now err in spirit, and murmur against the truth, come to understanding, and learn true doctrine. The Spirit of truth shall set right their mistakes, and lead them into all truth. This should encourage us to pray for those that have erred, and are deceived. All who murmured at the truths of God, as hard sayings, shall learn and be aware what God designed in all. See the change religion produces in the hearts of men, and the peace and pleasure of a humble and devout spirit.

Chapter Summary

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.