It shall even be as when an hungry [man] dreameth, and, behold, (g) he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, [he is] faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
(g) That is, he thinks that he eats.
IT SHALL EVEN BE ... - This is a most striking figure representing the earnest desire of the Assyrian to possess the city of Jerusalem, and his utter disappointment. The comparison is elegant and beau...
CHAPTER 29 The Second Woe Against Ariel and the Third Woe 1. _The fall of Ariel (Jerusalem) predicted (Isaiah 29:1)_ 2. _Their enemies dealt with by Jehovah (Isaiah 29:5)_ 3. The people's condition:...
ISAIAH 29. THE DOOM OF ARIEL. Possibly Isaiah 29:7 f., with most of Isaiah 29:5, is an insertion to turn a prophecy of judgment into one of mercy. Isaiah 29:1 is then a prophecy of ruin to Jerusalem,...
AS. according as. SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13....
_dreameth, and behold_ The invariable formula in narrating a dream; Genesis 40:9; Genesis 40:16; Genesis 41:1 ff.; Daniel 2:31;...
Isaiah 29:1-14. The announcement of Jehovah's wonderful purpose regarding Jerusalem, and its reception on the part of the people Under the second "Woe" (Isaiah 29:1) are grouped two oracles, which ma...
The discomfiture and dispersion of Zion's enemies in the hour of their triumph....
The figure of the dream is applied in two ways; first, objectively, to the vanishing of the enemy; second, subjectively, to his disappointment....
AND THE MULTITUDE OF ALL THE NATIONS— These verses contain the event of the siege of Jerusalem, with respect to the Chaldees and Romans; and the meaning of the parable appears to he this, that the joy...
3. SUCCESS TEXT: Isaiah 29:1-8 1 Ho Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! add ye year to year; let the feasts come round: 2 then will I distress Ariel, and there shall be mourning and lame...
It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behol...
WARNINGS TO JUDAH These Chapter s refer to the state of affairs during the reign of Hezekiah, when Palestine was threatened by Assyria, and an influential party in Judah favoured resistance, relying...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD CONTROLS THE FUTURE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 21 TO 30 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 29 THE FATE OF *JERUSALEM V1 *Woe to *Jerusalem, the city of David! It will not matt...
Attackers were eagerly expecting to seize huge quantities of silver and gold when they captured *Jerusalem and its wonderful *Temple. But reality disappointed the attackers. They could not even enter...
IT SHALL EVEN BE AS WHEN AN HUNGRY MAN... EATETH. — The foes of Jerusalem were greedy of their prey, eager to devour; they thought it was already theirs. The rude awakening found them still empty. The...
וְ הָיָ֡ה כַּ אֲשֶׁר֩ יַחֲלֹ֨ם הָ רָעֵ֜ב
BOOK 3 ORATIONS ON THE EGYPTIAN INTRIGUES AND ORACLES ON FOREIGN NATIONS 705-702 B.C. Isaiah: 29 About 703 30 A little later 31 A little later 32:1-8 Later 32:9-20 Date uncertain ------------...
This is the first of a series of declamations concerning the chosen people, and sets forth the purpose of Jehovah in judgment. The message opens with a description of the judgment (verses Isa 29:1-4),...
Here are the same, or similar denunciations, as have been before noticed. God's judgments for men's rebellion. And what makes the whole most awful, is, that those judgments and punishments remain unsa...
_JERUSALEM’S IMPENDING HUMILIATION AND DELIVERANCE_ ‘Woe to Ariel,’ etc. Isaiah 29:1 I. THE PROPHET SETS FORTH IN Isaiah 29:1 THE THEME OF HIS DISCOURSE.—For he announces to Ariel, i.e. to the city...
8._It shall be therefore as when a hungry man dreameth. _He compares the Jews to “hungry men,” who are indeed asleep, but whose empty stomach craves for food; for it is natural for men to dream about...
Jerusalem is reduced to the last extremity. But this time Jehovah appears for her deliverance, and the multitude of her enemies disappear as a dream of the night. Everything is dark and gloomy as to t...
IT SHALL BE EVEN AS WHEN A HUNGRY [MAN] DREAMETH, AND, BEHOLD, HE EATETH,.... That is, he dreams of food, and imagines it before him, and that he is really eating it: BUT HE AWAKETH, AND HIS SOUL IS...
It shall even be as when an hungry [man] dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, beho...
“As when a hungry man dreameth; and, lo! he seemeth to eat; but he awaketh, and his appetite is still unsatisfied: and as a thirsty man, &c. So shall it be with the multitude of all the nations, which...
It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth, the dream being so very vivid; BUT HE AWAKETH, AND HIS SOUL IS EMPTY, no real food having passed his lips; OR AS WHEN A THIRSTY...
THE WOE UPON ARIEL...
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 wi...
HIS SOUL IS EMPTY; his appetite or desire (as the soul is taken, PSALMS 41:4, PSALMS 78:18, and elsewhere) is unsatisfied. Or, his stomach or body (as the soul is used, PSALMS 16:10) is empty. So shal...
Isaiah 29:8 hungry H7457 dreams H2492 (H8799) eats H398 (H8802) awakes H6974 (H8689) soul H5315 empty...
‘But the multitude of your alien foes will be like small dust, And the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passes away. Yes, it will be at an instant suddenly,' From Yahweh of hosts she wi...
Isaiah 29:8 The general truth taught by these words is this: wrong-doing promises much, but it certainly ends in bitter disappointment. The good to be gained by sin is seen and tasted and handled onl...
CONTENTS: Warnings to Judah and Jerusalem of impending discipline. The blessing after the final deliverance. CHARACTERS: God, David, Abraham. CONCLUSION: Those who are formal and hypocritical in the...
Isaiah 29:1. _Woe to Ariel,_ the lion of God, or the strong lion, for _El_ is often rendered _strong_ or _rock,_ as in Psalms 42:9. “God my rock.” The city of Jerusalem was that strong rock, or strong...
_As a dream of a night vision_ THE VISIONS OF SIN There are two grand truths of a most stirring import unfolded in the text. 1. That wicked men are frequently employed to execute the Divine purpose....
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 29:5 See Isaiah 37:36. AND IN AN INSTANT, SUDDENLY, YOU WILL BE VISITED BY THE LORD OF HOSTS. God will deliver the
THE FUTILITY OF FIGHTING AGAINST MOUNT ZION (_Missionary Sermon_.) Isaiah 29:8. _So shall the multitude of the nations be that fight against Mount Zion_. Nothing tends to inspirit exertion in any gre...
DREAMING Isaiah 29:7. _Shall be as a dream of a night vision, &c._ The reference in these two verses is to the threatened attack on Jerusalem by the Assyrian invasion in the reign of Hezekiah. They t...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 29:1 A WARNING TO JERUSALEM. Expostulation is followed by threats. The prophet is aware that all his preaching to the authorities in Jerusalem (Isaiah 28:14) will be of no avail, an...
Chapter 29, the woe unto Jerusalem. Ariel means the lion of God. It is one of the names for Jerusalem. Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, [the lion of God] the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let th...
2 Chronicles 32:21; Isaiah 10:7; Isaiah 44:12...
His soul — His appetite or desire is unsatisfied. So — No less unsatisfied and insatiable; they shall be always thirsting after more of your blood....