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Isaiah 29

Isaiah 29:8

Woe to David’s City · Isaiah 29:1–16
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Translations

Modern
…as when a hungry man dreams he is eating, then awakens still hungry; as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, then awakens faint and parched. So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion.
Traditional
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, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
Literal
And it will be as when the hungry one dreams and behold, he is eating, and he awakens, and his soul is empty; or as when the thirsty one dreams and behold, he is drinking, and he awakens, and behold, he is faint and his soul is still running about. So will be the multitude of the all nations coming out against Mount Zion.
Latin
Et sicut somniat esuriens, et comedit, cum autem fuerit expergefactus, vacua est anima ejus; et sicut somniat sitiens et bibit, et postquam fuerit expergefactus, lassus adhuc sitit, et anima ejus vacua est: sic erit multitudo omnium gentium quæ dimicaverunt contra montem Sion.

Original

Hebrew
English
…as when a hungry man dreams he is eating, then awakens still hungry; as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, then awakens faint and parched. So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion.

Notes

Isaiah 29:8

Like a hungry or thirsty person, the Assyrians could taste the victory over Jerusalem. Yet they never became victorious.

Isaiah 29:8–12

Jerusalem’s blindness kept its people from understanding God’s plan.

Here, blindness does not mean physical blindness. It means spiritual blindness. The people could see with their eyes, but they did not understand what God was doing.

Isaiah 29:1–8

During the Assyrian siege, the Lord would fight for Jerusalem. He would eventually make the Assyrians leave the city.

Isaiah 29:1–14

This is the second of the six woes (Woe …).

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah Salvation in Isaiah Zion

Events

Parallels

Luke 19:41–44

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Dreams Isaiah, Book of

Topics

Dream: Delusive Dreams: Enemies of the Church Dreams: Often by Imaginary Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments