Isaiah 29:3

Verse

I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you.

American Standard Version (1901)

And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with posted troops, and I will raise siege works against thee.

Bible in Basic English

And I will make war on you like David, and you will be shut in by earthworks, and I will make towers round you.

Free Bible Version

I will surround you, I will besiege you with towers and build ramps to attack you.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I wil besiege thee as a circle, and fight against thee on a mount, and will cast vp ramparts against thee.

King James (Authorized) Version

And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.

One Unity Resource Bible

I will encamp against you all around you, and will lay siege against you with posted troops. I will raise siege works against you.

Translation for Translators

I will cause your enemies to come to your city; they will surround it by building towers and putting in place other things with which to attack you.

Unlocked Literal Bible

I will encamp against you in a circle and will lay siege against you with a palisade, and I will raise siege works against you.

Noah Webster Bible

And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.

World English Bible

I will encamp against you all around you, and will lay siege against you with posted troops. I will raise siege works against you.

Young's Literal Translation

And I encamped, O babbler, against thee, And I laid siege against thee — a camp. And I raised up against thee bulwarks.

Context

Woe to David’s City

²And I will constrain Ariel, and there will be mourning and lamentation; she will be like an altar hearth before Me. ³I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you. ⁴You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust.

Summary

In this verse, Isaiah prophesies about the distress that will come upon Jerusalem, likening it to a besieged city with enemies surrounding it. The city will be brought low and its voice reduced to a whisper, symbolizing the devastation and helplessness of the situation. This imagery serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God and His protection, leading to vulnerability and isolation. The verse underscores the importance of remaining faithful to God to avoid the spiritual and physical desolation depicted.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

And I will camp against thee round about "And I will encamp against thee like David" - For כדור caddur, some kind of military engine, כדוד kedavid, like David, is the reading of the Septuagint, two MSS. of Kennicott's, if not two more: but though Bishop Lowth adopts this reading, I think it harsh and unnecessary. Forts "Towers" - For מצרת metsuroth, read מצדות metsudoth: so the Septuagint and five MSS. of Dr. Kennicott's, one of them ancient, and four of De Rossi's.

Isaiah 29:3

Woe to David’s City

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Berean Standard Bible

I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you.

American Standard Version (1901)

And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with posted troops, and I will raise siege works against thee.

Bible in Basic English

And I will make war on you like David, and you will be shut in by earthworks, and I will make towers round you.

Free Bible Version

I will surround you, I will besiege you with towers and build ramps to attack you.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I wil besiege thee as a circle, and fight against thee on a mount, and will cast vp ramparts against thee.

King James (Authorized) Version

And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.

One Unity Resource Bible

I will encamp against you all around you, and will lay siege against you with posted troops. I will raise siege works against you.

Translation for Translators

I will cause your enemies to come to your city; they will surround it by building towers and putting in place other things with which to attack you.

Unlocked Literal Bible

I will encamp against you in a circle and will lay siege against you with a palisade, and I will raise siege works against you.

Noah Webster Bible

And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.

World English Bible

I will encamp against you all around you, and will lay siege against you with posted troops. I will raise siege works against you.

Young's Literal Translation

And I encamped, O babbler, against thee, And I laid siege against thee — a camp. And I raised up against thee bulwarks.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Isaiah 29:3

Verse

Context

Woe to David’s City

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Isaiah 29:3

Woe to David’s City

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes