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Isaiah 29:1

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Ho Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! add you year to year; let the feasts come round:

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Ariel is a symbolic name for Jerusalem, the city of David on Mount Zion, where the temple stood and sacrifices were offered; Isaiah warns that this privileged worship center will face judgment. Lebanon, though not named in verse 1 itself, appears later in the oracle as part of the coming reversal under God’s rule.

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Isaiah 29:1 mentions Ariel, City of David, Jerusalem, Lebanon and Mount Zion.

City of David · Avraham Graicer
Jerusalem · Godot13
Lebanon · Evan Williams
Mount Zion · Eman

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