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And I will distressוַהֲצִיקוֹתִיAriel,לַאֲרִיאֵלand there will beוְהָיְתָהmourningתַאֲנִיָּהand moaning,וַאֲנִיָּהand she will beוְהָיְתָהto meלִּיlike an Ariel.כַּאֲרִיאֵל
Isaiah 29:2
Study it in the app“And I will distress Ariel, and there will be mourning and moaning, and she will be to me like an Ariel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 29:2, word by word
- And I will distressהֲצִיקוֹתִיhatsikoti
distress, press hard
Press hard, distress, put in straits.
Where else “hatsikoti” appears- Arielאֲרִיאֵלariel
Ariel
Ariel: the name of one of the heads sent by Ezra. The name means "lion of God"; in Isaiah 29 it is a name of Jerusalem.
Where else “ariel” appears- and there will beהָיְתָהhayta
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayta” appears- mourningתַאֲנִיָּהtaaniya
mourning, lament
Mourning, the weeping of grief.
Where else “taaniya” appears- and moaningאֲנִיָּהaniya
moaning, lament
Moaning, a groan of pain.
Where else “aniya” appears
Translation note
“Like an Ariel”: it can be understood as a hearth of the altar, where the fire burns.
The context
1Woe, Ariel, Ariel, town where David encamped! Add year to year; let the feasts go around.
2 · This verse (above)
3And I will encamp in a circle against you, and I will besiege you with a guard post, and I will raise against you siege works.