Isaiah 29:7

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Then, all the nations fighting Ari'el, every one at war with her, the ramparts around her, the people that trouble her will fade like a dream, like a vision in the night.

Berean Standard Bible:

All the many nations going out to battle against Ariel— even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her— will be like a dream, like a vision in the night,

American Standard Version:

And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her stronghold, and that distress her, shall be as a dream, a vision of the night.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And the multitude{H1995} of all the nations{H1471} that fight{H6633} against Ariel{H740}, even all that fight{H6638} against her and her munition{H4685}, and that distress{H6693} her, shall be as a dream{H2472} of a night{H3915} vision{H2377}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Job 20:8

  • He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

Zechariah 12:9

  • ¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

Micah 4:11

  • Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.

Micah 4:12

  • But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.

Revelation 20:8

  • And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom [is] as the sand of the sea.

Revelation 20:9

  • And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

Zechariah 12:3

  • And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

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Commentary for Isaiah 29:7

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

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

  1. Strong's Number: H1995
    There are 78 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: הָמוֹן
    Transliteration: hâmôwn
    Pronunciation: haw-mone'
    Description: or הָמֹן; (Ezekiel 5:7), from הָמָה; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth; abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.
  2. Strong's Number: H1471
    There are 511 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גּוֹי
    Transliteration: gôwy
    Pronunciation: go'-ee
    Description: rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as גֵּוָה (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts; Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
  3. Strong's Number: H6633
    There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צָבָא
    Transliteration: tsâbâʼ
    Pronunciation: tsaw-baw'
    Description: a primitive root; to mass (an army or servants); assemble, fight, perform, muster, wait upon, war.
  4. 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.
  5. Strong's Number: H6638
    There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צָבָה
    Transliteration: tsâbâh
    Pronunciation: tsaw-baw'
    Description: a primitive root; to amass, i.e. grow turgid; specifically, to array an army against; fight swell.
  6. Strong's Number: H4685
    There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מָצוֹד
    Transliteration: mâtsôwd
    Pronunciation: maw-tsode'
    Description: or (feminine) מְצוֹדָה; or מצֹדָה; from צוּד; also (by interchange for מְצַד); a net (for capturing animals or fishes); afastness or (beseiging) tower; bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare.
  7. Strong's Number: H6693
    There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צוּק
    Transliteration: tsûwq
    Pronunciation: tsook
    Description: a primitive root; to compress, i.e. (figuratively) oppress, distress; constrain, distress, lie sore, (op-) press(-or), straiten.
  8. Strong's Number: H2472
    There are 55 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֲלוֹם
    Transliteration: chălôwm
    Pronunciation: khal-ome'
    Description: or (shortened) חֲלֹם; from חָלַם; a dream; dream(-er).
  9. Strong's Number: H3915
    There are 223 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לַיִל
    Transliteration: layil
    Pronunciation: lah'-yil
    Description: or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל; also לַיְלָה; from the same as לוּל; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity; (mid-)night (season).
  10. Strong's Number: H2377
    There are 34 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָזוֹן
    Transliteration: châzôwn
    Pronunciation: khaw-zone'
    Description: from חָזָה; a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle; vision.