Isaiah 29:1

Ariel

"Lion of God", signifies Jerusalem.

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 29:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Wo - (compare the note at Isaiah 18:1 ). To Ariel - There can be no doubt that Jerusalem is here intended. The declaration that it was the c...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Woe to (a) Ariel, to Ariel, the city [where] David dwelt! add ye year to year; (b) let them kill sacrifices. (a) Or Ariel: the Hebrew word Ariel sig...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 29. The Doom of Ariel. Possibly Isaiah 29:7 f., with most of Isaiah 29:5 , is an insertion to turn a prophecy of judgment into one of mer...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Woe. The second of the six woes. Ariel . either. lion of GOD (El, App-4. IV) ( 2 Samuel 23:20 ); or the altar-hearth of GOD ( Ezekiel 43:15 ; Ez...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. This appears to be another discourse, in which Isaiah threatens the city of Jerusalem. He calls it “Altar,” (251) because the chief defense...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices. Ariel - That Jerusalem is here called by this na...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Woe to Ariel, &c.— It is evident from Isaiah 29:8 and all interpreters have agreed, that this prophesy is directed against Jerusalem; and it...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices. This chapter opens the series of prophecies...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Warnings to Judah These Chapter s refer to the state of affairs during the reign of Hezekiah, when Palestine was threatened by Assyria, and an inf...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XXIX. (1) Woe to Ariel, to Ariel. — The name belongs to the same group of poetic synonyms as Rahab ( Psalms 87:4 ; Psalms 89:10 ) and the Valle...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

BOOK 3 ORATIONS ON THE EGYPTIAN INTRIGUES AND ORACLES ON FOREIGN NATIONS 705-702 B.C. Isaiah: 29 About 703 30 A little later 31 A little late...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the first of a series of declamations concerning the chosen people, and sets forth the purpose of Jehovah in judgment. The message opens with...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The Prophet is here reproving Jerusalem, and showing their folly. Towards the close of the Chapter, the Lord gives some sweet promises to t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

W e might have been at a loss to know what the Prophet meant by Ariel, had he not himself explained its by adding, the city where David dwelt; conseq...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

JERUSALEM’S IMPENDING HUMILIATION AND DELIVERANCE ‘Woe to Ariel,’ etc. Isaiah 29:1-9 I. The prophet sets forth in Isaiah 29:1-2 the th...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city [where] David dwelt ,.... Many Jewish writers by "Ariel" understand the altar of burnt offerings; and so the Targum...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city [where] David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices. Ver. 1. Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, ] i.e.,...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Wo to Ariel This word signifies a strong lion , or the lion of God , and is used concerning lion-like men, as it is rendered 1 Chronicles 11:22...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Punishment of Ariel. B. C. 725. 1...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

ISAIAH CHAPTER 29 . The temple and city of Jerusalem destroyed, Isaiah 29:1-6 . Her enemies unsatiable, Isaiah 29:7,8 ; their senselessness,...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Woe to Ariel, Ariel, The city where David encamped. Add for yourselves year to year. Let the feasts come round. Then will I distress Ariel, And...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

ARIEL Isaiah 29:1 . Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt . The word “Ariel” properly means “the Lion of God,” and is elsewhere used...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 29:1 . Woe to Ariel, the lion of God, or the strong lion, for El is often rendered strong or rock, as in Psalms 42:9 . “God my rock....
The Biblical Illustrator

Woe to Ariel Ariel The simplest meaning of “Ariel” is “lion of God”; but it also signifies “hearth of God” when derived from another root. In...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 29:1-23 A WARNING TO JERUSALEM . Expostulation is followed by threats. The prophet is aware that all his preaching t...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, a name signifying either "lion of God" or, more likely, "mountain of God," the city where David dwelt! which is still disti...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Woe Upon Ariel
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 5:9 ; Amos 4:4 ; Amos 4:5 ; Ezekiel 43:15 ; Ezekiel 43:16 ; Hebrews 10:1 ; Hosea 5:6 ; Hosea 8:13 ; Hosea 9:4 ; Isaiah 1:11-15 ;...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The city — The royal city, and seat of David and his posterity. Set them — Go on in killing sacrifices from time to time, one year after another, w...

¹ Woea to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 29:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Isaiah 29:1