Yǐsaìyàshū 29:1-14

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 .

Yǐsaìyàshū 29:1-14 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.