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Isaiah 29:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Isaiah 29:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 29
The Siege of Jerusalem
1 [a]Woe to Ariel, Ariel,[b]
the city where David encamped.
Year after year will pass,
and the festivals will be celebrated annually.
2 Yet I will inflict distress upon Ariel,
and there will be endless mourning and lamentation
as she becomes like an altar of fire.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 29:1 The visitation of God is a dramatic moment because it brings both punishment and salvation. Jerusalem will soon experience it.
- Isaiah 29:1 Ariel: “lion of God,” a symbolic name of Jerusalem.
