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then will I distress Ariel, and there shall be mourning and lamentation; and she shall be to me as Ariel.
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Empty Rituals Won't Save
Commentators stress that Jerusalem's consistent religious festivals and sacrifices did not protect it from God's judgment. This verse is a powerful warning that outward religious observances are meaningless to God without sincere faith and obedience. God says He will "distress Ariel" despite its religious activity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Yet I will distress Ariel — The reference here is doubtless to the siege which God says (Isaiah 29:3) he would bring up…
19th Century
Anglican
And it shall be unto me as Ariel. —Better, But she (the city) shall be unto me as Ariel. That name woul…
16th Century
Protestant
But I will bring Ariel into distress. I think that ו (vau) should here be taken as a disjunctive conjunction: “And yet I will exe…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Yet I will distress Ariel Or "straiten" it, by causing it to be besieged; and this he would do, notwithstanding their yea…
Ariel may signify the altar of burnt offerings. Let Jerusalem know that outward religious services will not make people free from judgments. Hypocr…
13th Century
Catholic
Woe to Ariel. In this part, he presents a threat against the people or against the city, and this is divided into two parts.
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