29:1 Ariel is as good as dead 1 –
Ariel, the town David besieged! 2
Keep observing your annual rituals,
celebrate your festivals on schedule. 3
29:2 I will threaten Ariel,
and she will mourn intensely
and become like an altar hearth 4 before me.
29:3 I will lay siege to you on all sides; 5
I will besiege you with troops; 6
I will raise siege works against you.
29:4 You will fall;
while lying on the ground 7 you will speak;
from the dust where you lie, your words will be heard. 8
Your voice will sound like a spirit speaking from the underworld; 9
from the dust you will chirp as if muttering an incantation. 10
29:6 Judgment will come from the Lord who commands armies, 11
accompanied by thunder, earthquake, and a loud noise,
by a strong gale, a windstorm, and a consuming flame of fire.