Isaiah 29:1

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city [where] David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Woe to Ari'el [fireplace on God's altar, lion of God] - Ari'el, the city where David encamped! Celebrate the feasts for a few more years,

Berean Standard Bible:

Woe to you, O Ariel, the city of Ariel where David camped! Year upon year let your festivals recur.

American Standard Version:

Ho Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! add ye year to year; let the feasts come round:

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Woe{H1945} to Ariel{H740}, to Ariel{H740}, the city{H7151} where David{H1732} dwelt{H2583}! add{H5595} ye year{H8141} to year{H8141}; let them kill{H5362} sacrifices{H2282}.

Cross-References (KJV):

2 Samuel 5:9

  • So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

Amos 4:4

  • Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [and] your tithes after three years:

Amos 4:5

  • And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim [and] publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

Micah 6:6

  • ¶ Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

Micah 6:7

  • Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn [for] my transgression, the fruit of my body [for] the sin of my soul?

Hosea 8:13

  • They sacrifice flesh [for] the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat [it; but] the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

Hosea 5:6

  • They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find [him]; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

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Commentary for Isaiah 29:1

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H1945
    There are 48 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: הוֹי
    Transliteration: hôwy
    Pronunciation: hoh'ee
    Description: a prolonged form of הוֹ (akin to אוֹי); oh!; ah, alas, ho, O, woe.
  2. Strong's Number: H740
    There are 50 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֲרִיאֵל
    Transliteration: ʼĂrîyʼêl
    Pronunciation: ar-ee-ale'
    Description: xlit ʼĂrîʼêl corrected to ʼĂrîyʼêl; the same as אֲרִיאֵל; Ariel, a symbolical name for Jerusalem, also the name of an Israelite; Ariel.
  3. Strong's Number: H7151
    There are 31 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קִרְיָה
    Transliteration: qiryâh
    Pronunciation: kir-yaw'
    Description: from קָרָה in the sense of flooring, i.e.; building; a city; city.
  4. Strong's Number: H1732
    There are 911 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דָּוִד
    Transliteration: Dâvid
    Pronunciation: daw-veed'
    Description: rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
  5. Strong's Number: H2583
    There are 135 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָנָה
    Transliteration: chânâh
    Pronunciation: khaw-naw'
    Description: a primitive root (compare חָנַן); properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege); abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.
  6. Strong's Number: H5595
    There are 20 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סָפָה
    Transliteration: çâphâh
    Pronunciation: saw-faw'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish); add, augment, consume, destroy, heap, join, perish, put.
  7. Strong's Number: H8141
    There are 647 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁנֶה
    Transliteration: shâneh
    Pronunciation: shaw-neh'
    Description: (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).
  8. Strong's Number: H5362
    There are 19 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָקַף
    Transliteration: nâqaph
    Pronunciation: naw-kaf'
    Description: a primitive root; to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate; compass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.
  9. Strong's Number: H2282
    There are 55 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חַג
    Transliteration: chag
    Pronunciation: khag
    Description: or חָג; from חָגַג; a festival, or a victim therefor; (solemn) feast (day), sacrifice, solemnity.