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href="/bsb/isaiah/29.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/29.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The scoffer will be gone, the arrogant will disappear, and those who plot evil will be killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the ruthless shall come to nothing and the scoffer cease, and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the terrible one is brought to nothing, The scornful one is consumed, And all who watch for iniquity are cut off—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the ruthless will come to an end and the scorner will be finished, Indeed all who are intent on doing evil will be eliminated,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the ruthless will come to an end and the scorner will be finished, Indeed all who are intent on doing evil will be cut off;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For the ruthless will come to an end, and the scorner will be finished, Indeed all who are intent on doing evil will be cut off;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the ruthless will come to an end and the scoffer will be finished, Indeed all who are watching out to do evil will be cut off;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the tyrant will come to an end and the scorner will be finished, Indeed all who are intent on doing evil will be cut off—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the ruthless one will vanish, the scorner will disappear, and all those who lie in wait with evil intent will be killed —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the ruthless one will vanish, the scorner will disappear, and all those who lie in wait with evil intent will be killed— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scoffer ceaseth, and all they that watch for iniquity are cut off;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All who are cruel and arrogant will be gone forever. Those who live by crime will disappear, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner ceaseth, and all they that watch for iniquity are cut off:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Tyrants will be gone. Mockers will be finished. All who look for ways to do wrong will come to an end:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It will be the end of those who oppress others and show contempt for God. Every sinner will be destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For the ruthless will vanish, and mockers will disappear, and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For tyrants will disappear, those who taunt will vanish, and all those who love to do wrong will be eliminated--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the ruthless is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who are alert to do evil are cut off--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the terrible one is brought to naught, and the scoffer is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the ruthless is brought to nothing, and the scoffer ceases, and all those who are alert to do evil are cut off— <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For the terrible one has ceased, "" And the scorner has been consumed, "" And all watching for iniquity have been cut off,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For ceased hath the terrible one, And consumed hath been the scorner, And cut off have been all watching for iniquity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the terrible one ceased, the mocker was consumed, and they watching vanity were cut off:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For he that did prevail hath failed, the scorner is consumed, and they are all cut off that watched for iniquity: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the one who was prevailing has failed, the one who was mocking has been consumed, and all those who were standing guard over iniquity have been cut down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the tyrant shall be no more, the scoffer shall cease to be; All who are ready for evil shall be cut off, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the tyrant shall be no more, and the scoffer shall cease to be; all those alert to do evil shall be cut off—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the oppressor is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that incite to iniquity are cut off,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because the trampler has passed and the mocker has ended, and all who provoked evil are destroyed<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the terrible one is brought to nought, And the scorner ceaseth, And all they that watch for iniquity are cut off;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The lawless man has come to nought, and the proud man has perished, and they that transgress mischievously have been utterly destroyed:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/29-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6090" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/29.htm">Sanctification for the Godly</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/6184.htm" title="6184: ‘ā·rîṣ (N-ms) -- Awe-inspiring, terror-striking. From arats; fearful, i.e. Powerful or tyrannical.">the ruthless</a> <a href="/hebrew/656.htm" title="656: ’ā·p̄ês (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To cease, fail, come to an end. A primitive root; to disappear, i.e. Cease.">will vanish,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3887.htm" title="3887: lêṣ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to make mouths at, i.e. To scoff; hence to interpret, or intercede.">the mockers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: wə·ḵā·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">will disappear,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8245.htm" title="8245: šō·qə·ḏê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To watch, wake. A primitive root; to be alert, i.e. Sleepless; hence to be on the lookout.">who look</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: ’ā·wen (N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">for evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: wə·niḵ·rə·ṯū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">will be cut down—</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-10.htm">Psalm 37:10</a></span><br />Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-22.htm">Proverbs 2:22</a></span><br />but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a></span><br />“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4-6</a></span><br />Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. / Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. / For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/20-5.htm">Job 20:5</a></span><br />the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-36.htm">Psalm 37:36</a></span><br />yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-35.htm">Psalm 104:35</a></span><br />May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a></span><br />but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Isaiah 41:11-12</a></span><br />Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-13.htm">Isaiah 51:13</a></span><br />But you have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in terror all day long because of the fury of the oppressor who is bent on destruction. But where is the fury of the oppressor?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-41.htm">Matthew 13:41-42</a></span><br />The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:8</a></span><br />And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Revelation 19:20</a></span><br />But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Matthew 23:33</a></span><br />You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-27.htm">Luke 13:27-28</a></span><br />And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’ / There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the terrible one is brought to nothing, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:</p><p class="hdg">the terrible</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-5.htm">Isaiah 29:5</a></b></br> Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones <i>shall be</i> as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-3.htm">Isaiah 13:3</a></b></br> I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, <i>even</i> them that rejoice in my highness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Isaiah 25:4,5</a></b></br> For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones <i>is</i> as a storm <i>against</i> the wall… </p><p class="hdg">the scorner</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-14.htm">Isaiah 28:14-22</a></b></br> Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which <i>is</i> in Jerusalem… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/16-14.htm">Luke 16:14</a></b></br> And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/23-11.htm">Luke 23:11,35</a></b></br> And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked <i>him</i>, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate… </p><p class="hdg">and all</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/2-6.htm">Mark 2:6,7</a></b></br> But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/3-2.htm">Mark 3:2-6</a></b></br> And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/21-7.htm">Alert</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-3.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Ceased</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Ceases</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Ceaseth</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-6.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-5.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-25.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-3.htm">Disappear</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-22.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-28.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-9.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-27.htm">Intent</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-22.htm">Mockers</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-10.htm">Naught</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-19.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-5.htm">Ruthless</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-9.htm">Scoffer</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-9.htm">Scorner</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-22.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-5.htm">Terrible</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-14.htm">Vanish</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-3.htm">Watch</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">Alert</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Ceased</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Ceases</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Ceaseth</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-3.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-19.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/matthew/5-18.htm">Disappear</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-8.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-23.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-13.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Intent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-17.htm">Mockers</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Naught</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-21.htm">Ruthless</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-7.htm">Scoffer</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-7.htm">Scorner</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-25.htm">Terrible</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-12.htm">Vanish</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-6.htm">Watch</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/29-1.htm">God's heavy judgment upon Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/29-7.htm">The insatiableness of her enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/29-9.htm">The senselessness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">And deep hypocrisy of the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/29-17.htm">A promise of sanctification to the godly</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/29.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/29.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the ruthless will vanish</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine promise of justice and the removal of those who oppress others. In the context of Isaiah, the ruthless often refers to the leaders and nations that oppress Israel. Historically, this could be seen in the Assyrian and Babylonian empires, which were known for their harsh treatment of conquered peoples. Theologically, this reflects God's commitment to justice and His ultimate authority over all nations. This promise is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/37-10.htm">Psalm 37:10</a>, which assures that the wicked will not last forever.<p><b>the mockers will disappear</b><br>Mockers are those who scorn and ridicule, often opposing God's truth and His people. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, mockery was a serious offense, as it undermined social and religious order. This phrase suggests a future where such disdain for God and His ways will be eradicated. <a href="/proverbs/19-29.htm">Proverbs 19:29</a> warns that judgment is prepared for mockers, reinforcing the idea that their end is certain. This can also be seen as a type of Christ, who was mocked during His crucifixion but ultimately triumphed over sin and death.<p><b>and all who look for evil will be cut down—</b><br>This phrase speaks to the fate of those who actively seek to do harm or injustice. It implies a divine intervention where God will not only thwart their plans but also remove them entirely. This is consistent with the biblical theme of retribution, where evil intentions are met with divine justice. The imagery of being "cut down" suggests a sudden and decisive action, similar to the fate of the wicked described in <a href="/psalms/37-2.htm">Psalm 37:2</a>. This also connects to the prophetic vision of a future where righteousness prevails, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a>, where evildoers are ultimately excluded from the new creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied during a time of great turmoil and change in Israel, calling the people back to faithfulness to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Isaiah primarily ministered. The people of Judah were often warned by Isaiah about impending judgment due to their unfaithfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ruthless.htm">The Ruthless</a></b><br>This term refers to those who are cruel and oppressive, often using their power to harm others. In the context of Isaiah, it can refer to both foreign oppressors and corrupt leaders within Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mockers.htm">The Mockers</a></b><br>Individuals who scorn and ridicule, often those who mock God and His ways. In Isaiah's time, this could include those who doubted God's power or promises.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/those_who_look_for_evil.htm">Those Who Look for Evil</a></b><br>People who actively seek to do harm or engage in wickedness. This phrase highlights the intentional nature of their actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fate_of_the_wicked.htm">The Fate of the Wicked</a></b><br><a href="/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20</a> assures believers that those who are ruthless and mock God will not endure. This serves as a reminder of God's justice and the ultimate accountability everyone faces.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_justice.htm">The Power of God’s Justice</a></b><br>The verse highlights God's ability to bring about justice, encouraging believers to trust in His timing and righteousness rather than taking matters into their own hands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_for_the_oppressed.htm">Encouragement for the Oppressed</a></b><br>For those who suffer under the hands of the ruthless, this verse offers hope and assurance that God sees their plight and will act on their behalf.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_righteous_living.htm">Call to Righteous Living</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to examine their own lives to ensure they are not engaging in mocking or seeking evil, but rather living in a way that honors God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_transformation.htm">Hope in Transformation</a></b><br>The disappearance of the ruthless and mockers points to the transformative power of God's kingdom, where evil is eradicated, and righteousness prevails.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_miracles_did_young_jesus_do.htm">What does 'Scoffers in the Last Days' signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_secretive_hand_actions_mean.htm">What does secretive action between hands signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_we_reconcile_psalm_37_35-36.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 37:35-36, which suggests the wicked will vanish, with the continued rise and influence of unjust systems and leaders throughout history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_45_9_relate_to_free_will.htm">How does Isaiah 45:9's analogy of the clay questioning the potter align with human free will and responsibility for evil?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">The terrible one.</span>--The word stands, as in <a href="/isaiah/29-5.htm" title="Moreover the multitude of your strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passes away: yes, it shall be at an instant suddenly.">Isaiah 29:5</a>, for the Assyrian invader; the "scorner," for the prophet's enemies who derided his message, and sought, "watching for iniquity," to find an accusation against him.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The terrible one... the scorner</span>. "The terrible one" may be the foreign enemy, as in ver. 5, or, possibly, the native oppressor (<a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a>; <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5</a>:93, etc.) - a still more tearful evil. "The scorner" is the godless man, who scoffs at religion (<a href="/isaiah/28-14.htm">Isaiah 28:14, 22</a>). Both classes would be "consumed" and "brought to naught" when the new state of things was established. <span class="cmt_word">All that watch for iniquity</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "all those who, for the furtherance of their iniquitous schemes, rise up early and late take rest, and eat the bread of carefulness" (<a href="/psalms/127-2.htm">Psalm 127:2</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/29-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the ruthless</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרִ֖יץ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rîṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6184.htm">Strong's 6184: </a> </span><span class="str2">Awe-inspiring, terror-striking</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will vanish,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָפֵ֥ס</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·p̄ês)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_656.htm">Strong's 656: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cease, fail, come to an end</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mockers</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֑ץ</span> <span class="translit">(lêṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3887.htm">Strong's 3887: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will disappear,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָ֣לָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who look</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁ֥קְדֵי</span> <span class="translit">(šō·qə·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8245.htm">Strong's 8245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be alert, sleepless, to be on the lookout</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for evil</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽוֶן׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be cut down—</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִכְרְת֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niḵ·rə·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/29-20.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 29:20 For the ruthless is brought to nothing (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 29:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 29:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 29:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 29:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>