Isaiah 29:2

New English Translation

²I will threaten Ariel,
and she will mourn intensely
and become like an altar hearth^[a] before me.

Isaiah 29:2 tn The term אֲרִיאֵל (ʾariʾel, “Ariel”) is the word translated “altar hearth” here. The point of the simile is not entirely clear. Perhaps the image likens Jerusalem’s coming crisis to a sacrificial fire.

Isaiah 29:2

New International Version

²Yet I will besiege Ariel;^(A)
she will mourn and lament,^(B)
she will be to me like an altar hearth.^[a]^(C)

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