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Isaiah 29:3

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Isaiah 29:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Isaiah 29:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Isaiah 29

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Ho Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! add ye year to year; let the feasts come round:
2then will I distress Ariel, and there shall be mourning and lamentation; and she shall be unto me as Ariel.
3And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with posted troops, and I will raise siege works against thee.
4And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust; and thy voice shall be as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.
5But the multitude of thy foes shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be in an instant suddenly.
6She shall be visited of Jehovah of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of a devouring fire.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And I will camp against thee round about, &c.] Or as a “ball” or “globe”f573; a camp all around; the Lord is said to do that which the enemy should do, because it was by his will, and according to his order, and which he would succeed and prosper, and therefore the prophecy of it is the more terrible; and it might be concluded that it would certainly be fulfilled, as it was; (see <421943>Luke 19:43 21:20): and will lay siege against thee with a mount: raised up for soldiers to get up upon, and cast their arrows into the city from, and scale the walls; Kimchi and Ben Melech interpret it a wooden tower. This cannot be understood of Sennacherib’s siege, for he was not suffered to raise a bank…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“I--Jehovah, acting through the Assyrian, &c., His instruments (Isa 10:5). mount--an artificial mound formed to out-top high walls (Isa 37:33); else a station, namely, of warriors, for the siege. round about--not fully realized under Sennacherib, but in the Roman siege (Luk 19:43; Luk 21:20). forts--siege-towers (Deu 20:20).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“29:3 The Lord himself would come against Jerusalem, surrounding and attacking it.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Kg2 18:17, Kg2 19:32, Kg2 24:11, Kg2 24:12, Kg2 25:1-4; Eze 21:22; Mat 22:7; Luk 19:43, Luk 19:44 Isaiah 29:4”
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