OET interlinear ISA 29:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) Woe to Ariel

(Some words not found in UHB: woe ʼArī^ʼēl ʼArī^ʼēl city_of encamped Dāvid add year on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in year festivals recur )

Here “Ariel” represents the people who live in the city of Ariel. Alternate translation: “How terrible it will be for the people of Ariel”

Note 2 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Ariel

(Some words not found in UHB: woe ʼArī^ʼēl ʼArī^ʼēl city_of encamped Dāvid add year on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in year festivals recur )

This is another name for Jerusalem, and it means “altar.” If possible translate this as “Ariel” rather than “Jerusalem” since the meaning of “Ariel” is important in 29:2.

(Occurrence 0) David encamped

(Some words not found in UHB: woe ʼArī^ʼēl ʼArī^ʼēl city_of encamped Dāvid add year on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in year festivals recur )

Alternate translation: “David dwelled” or “David lived”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

(Occurrence 0) Add year to year; let the festivals come round

(Some words not found in UHB: woe ʼArī^ʼēl ʼArī^ʼēl city_of encamped Dāvid add year on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in year festivals recur )

“Keep celebrating your festival year after year.” This is an ironic statement. Yahweh tells the people to keep celebrating their festivals where they sacrifice to him, but he knows it will not prevent him from destroying them.