Isaiah 29:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 29:1-8

That it is Jerusalem which is here called Ariel is agreed, for that was the city where David dwelt; that part of it which was called Zion was in a particular manner the city of David, in which both the temple and the palace were. But why it is so called is very uncertain: probably the name and the reason were then well known. Cities, as well as persons, get surnames and nicknames. Ariel signifies the lion of God, or the strong lion: as the lion is king among beasts, so was Jerusalem among the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 29:5

Moreover, the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust ,.... Or "of those that fan thee" F17 זריך "ventilantium te", V. L. "dispergentium te", Vatablus, so Targum; "hostium tuorum", Pagninus, Cocceius. , as the Vulgate Latin Version; and so the Targum, "of those that scatter thee;' or of thine enemies, as others; meaning the Romans, who were a strange people to them, who got the dominion over them, and scattered them abroad in the world: and the simile of "small dust",... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 29:5

The multitude of thy strangers "The multitude of the proud" - For זריך zarayich , thy strangers, read זדים zedim , the proud, according to the Septuagint; parallel to and synonymous with עריצים aritsim , the terrible, in the next line: the ר resh was at first ד daleth in a MS. See note on Isaiah 25:2 . The fifth, sixth, and seventh verses contain an admirable description of the destruction of Sennacherib's army, with a beautiful variety of the most expressive and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:1-8

The city of God. "The city where David dwelt" was undoubtedly Jerusalem, the "city of God." It is here called Ariel ; i.e; according to some, the hearth or altar of God. This fact, taken with the prophecy itself, may remind us— I. THAT THE CITY OF GOD IS THE PLACE WHERE GOD DWELLS . It is where his hearth is —the "place of his abode" where he is at home with his people, where they are "at home" with him. The true Church of Christ, the ideal Christian family or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:1-12

Concerning Ariel. I. VICISSITUDES OF ARIEL . The name is symbolic, perhaps signifying " God ' s lion." It was the city where David dwelt. The prophet bids the city enter upon the new year, and run the round of the feasts. The distress will come, and the city, true to her name, will be mourning like a wounded lioness; and yet her prowess will be seen. She will be beleaguered, the mound for the battering-ram will be set up; she will be abased, and her low voice will be like the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:5

Moreover ; rather, but . The relation of Isaiah 29:5-8 to Isaiah 29:1-4 is that of contrast. The multitude of thy strangers; i.e. "of thy enemies" (comp. Isaiah 25:5 ). In primitive societies every stranger is an enemy; and hence language—the formation of primitive men—often has one word for the two ideas. In Latin hostis is said to have originally meant "foreigner" (Cic; 'De Off',' 1.12). Shall be like small dust . Ground down, i.e. to an impalpable powder—rendered utterly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:5-8

THE WARNING FOLLOWED BY A PROMISE . It is ever God's care to prevent men from being "swallowed up with overmuch sorrow" ( 2 Corinthians 2:7 ). As long as he is not about to "make a full end" ( Jeremiah 4:27 ), he mingles promises with his threats, words of cheer with words of warning. So now the prophet is directed to attach to his four verses of denunciation ( Isaiah 29:1-4 ) four others of encouragement, and to declare the utter discomfiture of the vast host of enemies which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:5-8

The disappointment that awaits God's enemies. All the enemies of God have, some day or other, an awaking. The designs which they cherish, the selfish hopes in which they indulge, are mere dreams. Even when the dreams are realized the result is disappointing. No man ever yet found the pleasure of success equal to his expectation. If there is a little satisfaction at first, fruition soon begets satiety. "Vanity of vanities," says the preacher, "all is vanity." But, for the most part, the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 29:5

Moreover - These verses Isaiah 29:5, Isaiah 29:7-8 contain a beautiful description of the destruction of the army of Sennacherib. Though they had laid the plan of a regular siege; though the city, in itself, would not be able to hold out against them, and all was alarm and conscious imbecility within; yet in an instant the siege would be raised, and the advancing hosts of the Assyrians would all be gone.The multitude of thy strangers - The multitude of the strangers that shall besiege thee;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 29:5-7

Isaiah 29:5-7. Moreover Or, rather, But, the multitude of thy strangers Of the strangers that encamp and fight against thee; shall be like small dust Dispersed by the least breath of air; and the multitude of the terrible ones Of the Assyrian army, terrible for courage and ferocity; shall be as the chaff that passeth away Which is quickly carried away by the wind. Yea, at an instant, suddenly This dissipation and destruction of thine enemies shall be as instantaneous as it is... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 29:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 29:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 29:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:5-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 29:5-8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 29:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 29:5-7

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