Isaiah 29 · Verse 20

Isaiah 29:20

For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:
Isaiah 29:20, King James Version

Isaiah 29:20 in other translations

BSBFor the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down—
WEBFor the ruthless is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who are alert to do evil are cut off—
ASVFor the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scoffer ceaseth, and all they that watch for iniquity are cut off;
YLTFor ceased hath the terrible one, And consumed hath been the scorner, And cut off have been all watching for iniquity,
DARBYFor the terrible one shall come to nought, and the scorner shall be no more, and all that watch for iniquity shall be cut off,
BBEFor the cruel one has come to nothing; and those who make sport of the Lord are gone; and those who are watching to do evil are cut off:
WebsterFor the terrible one is brought to naught, and the scoffer is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

What does Isaiah 29:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. terrible--namely, the persecutors among the Jewish nobles. scorner--(Is 28:14, 22). watch for--not only commit iniquity, but watch for opportunities of committing it, and make it their whole study (see Mi 2:1; Mt 26:59; 27:1).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 29:17-24

The wonderful change here foretold, may refer to the affairs of Judah, though it looks further. When a great harvest of souls was gathered to Christ from among the Gentiles, then the wilderness was turned into a fruitful field; and the Jewish church, that had long been a fruitful field, became as a deserted forest. Those who, when in trouble, can truly rejoice in God, shall soon have cause greatly to rejoice in him…

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Isaiah 29:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אָפֵ֥ס'a.Feshe will come to an endH656
עָרִ֖יץ'a.Ritz[the] ruthless personH6184
וְכָ֣לָהve.Kha.lahand he will come to an endH3615
לֵ֑ץLetz[the] mockerH3887
וְנִכְרְת֖וּve.nikh.re.Tuand they will be cut offH3772
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
שֹׁ֥קְדֵיSho.ke.dei[those who] lie in waitH8245
אָֽוֶן\׃'A.ven<of> wickednessH205

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 29:20

  • Micah 2:1

    Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

  • Isaiah 28:14-22

    Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. …

  • Luke 16:14

    And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

  • Isaiah 29:5

    Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.

  • Isaiah 59:4

    None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

  • Isaiah 13:3

    I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.

  • Luke 6:7

    And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

  • Luke 20:20-23

    And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly: Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cesar, or no? But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

  • Luke 23:11

    And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

  • Daniel 7:19-25

    Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. …

  • Habakkuk 1:6-7

    For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs. They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.

  • Mark 2:6-7

    But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the terrible.
5; 13:3; 25:4,5; 49:25; 51:13; Da 7:7,19-25; Hab 1:6,7
the scorner.
28:14-22; Lu 16:14; 23:11,35
and all.
Mic 2:1; Mr 2:6,7; 3:2-6; Lu 6:7; 13:14-17; 20:20-23; Re 12:10

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Context

  • Isaiah 29:19

    The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

  • Isaiah 29:20

    For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

  • Isaiah 29:21

    That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

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Isaiah 29:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque el violento será acabado, y el escarnecedor será consumido: serán talados todos los que madrugaban á la iniquidad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car l’homme violent ne sera plus, et le moqueur aura pris fin; et tous ceux qui veillent pour l’iniquité seront retranchés,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn der Gewalttätige hat ein Ende, und der Spötter verschwindet; und ausgerottet werden alle, die auf Unheil bedacht sind,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
quoniam defecit qui prævalebat, consummatus est illusor, et succisi sunt omnes qui vigilabant super iniquitatem,