Isaiah 29:8

It will be like when a hungry man dreams he is eating, but when he awakes, his stomach is empty. 1 It will be like when a thirsty man dreams that he is drinking, but he when he awakes, he is fainting, with his thirst not quenched. 1 Yes, so will be the great number of nations that fights against Mount Zion. 1

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In The King James Version

It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.

In Context

7It will be like a dream, a vision of the night: 1 A horde of all the nations will fight against Ariel 1 and her stronghold. They will attack her and her fortifications to press upon her. 1

9Astonish yourselves and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind! 1 Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not with beer. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 73:20They are like a dream after one wakes up; 2 Lord, when you arise, you will think nothing of those dreams. 1

Isaiah 10:7But this is not what he intends, nor does he think this way. 1 It is in his heart to destroy and eliminate many nations. 1

Isaiah 41:12You will seek and will not find those who contended with you; 1 those who warred against you will be like nothing, absolutely nothing. 1

Nahum 2:1The one who will dash you to pieces is coming up against you. 1 Man the city walls, guard the roads, 1 make yourselves strong, assemble your armies. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 29:2-9

The Punishment of Ariel. ( b. c. 725.) 1 Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices. 2 Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel. 3 And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee. 4 And 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… Read the whole commentary →

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