Isaiah 29:7

Ariel

⁵ But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,

⁶ you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.

All the many nations going out to battle against Ariel— even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her— will be like a dream, like a vision in the night,

⁸ as when a hungry man dreams he is eating, then awakens still hungry; as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, then awakens faint and parched. So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion.

⁹ Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: All the many nations going out to battle against Ariel— even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her— will be like a dream, like a vision in the night,
KJV: And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
WEB: The multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all who fight against her and her stronghold, and who distress her, will be like a dream, a vision of the night.
ASV: And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her stronghold, and that distress her, shall be as a dream, a vision of the night.
DARBY: And the multitude of all the nations that war against Ariel, even all that war against her and her fortifications, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
BLB: And it will come to pass like a dream and a vision of night, and the multitude of all the nations that go out against Ariel—even all those fighting against her and the siegeworks against her, and those pressing on her.

ÅB: Og mengden av alle de hedningefolk som strider mot Ariel, skal bli som en drøm, et syn om natten, alle de som strider mot det og dets borg, og som trenger inn på det.
OTB: Mengden av alle nasjonene som kjemper mot Ariel, som beleirer henne og hennes festning, skal være som en drøm, et syn om natten.
B1930: Og mengden av alle de hedningefolk som strider mot Ariel, skal bli som en drøm, et syn om natten, alle de som strider mot det og dets borg, og som trenger inn på det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Job 20:8
He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.
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Zechariah 12:9
So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
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Micah 4:11–12
But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”
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Psalms 73:20
Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
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Zechariah 14:12–15
And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
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Isaiah 17:14
In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.
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Revelation 20:8–9
and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.
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Zechariah 12:3–5
On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.
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