Isaiah 29:15-24

Isaiah 29:15-24

[15] Woe  unto them that seek deep  to hide  their counsel  from the LORD,  and their works  are in the dark,  and they say,  Who seeth  us? and who knoweth  [16] Surely your turning of things upside down  shall be esteemed  as the potter's  clay:  for shall the work  say  of him that made  me not? or shall the thing framed  say  of him that framed  it, He had no understanding?  [17] Is it not yet a very  little while,  and Lebanon  shall be turned  into a fruitful field,  shall be esteemed  as a forest?  [18] And in that day  shall the deaf  hear  the words  of the book,  and the eyes  of the blind  shall see  out of obscurity,  and out of darkness.  [19] The meek  also shall increase  their joy  in the LORD,  and the poor  among men  shall rejoice  in the Holy One  of Israel.  [20] For the terrible one  is brought to nought,  and the scorner  is consumed,  and all that watch  for iniquity  are cut off:  [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.  [22] Therefore thus saith  the LORD,  who redeemed  Abraham,  concerning the house  of Jacob,  shall not now be ashamed,  neither shall his face  now wax pale.  [23] But when he seeth  his children,  the work  of mine hands,  in the midst  of him, they shall sanctify  my name,  and sanctify  the Holy One  of Jacob,  and shall fear  the God  of Israel.  [24] They also that erred  in spirit  shall come  to understanding,  and they that murmured  shall learn  doctrine. 

What does Isaiah 29:15-24 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The remedy for this spiritually blind state is the subject of the next "woe" ( Isaiah 29:15-24). It begins with a word of condemnation for deception ( Isaiah 29:15-16), proceeds to explain what God will do ( Isaiah 29:17-21), and ends with a summary statement ( Isaiah 29:22-24).