Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Brought low, you will speak from the ground; your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will come ghostlike from the earth; out of the dust your speech will whisper. New Living Translation Then deep from the earth you will speak; from low in the dust your words will come. Your voice will whisper from the ground like a ghost conjured up from the grave. English Standard Version And you will be brought low; from the earth you shall speak, and from the dust your speech will be bowed down; your voice shall come from the ground like the voice of a ghost, and from the dust your speech shall whisper. Berean Standard Bible You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust. King James Bible And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust. New King James Version You shall be brought down, You shall speak out of the ground; Your speech shall be low, out of the dust; Your voice shall be like a medium’s, out of the ground; And your speech shall whisper out of the dust. New American Standard Bible Then you will be brought low; From the earth you will speak, And from the dust where you are prostrate Your words will come. Your voice will also be like that of a spirit from the ground, And your speech will whisper from the dust. NASB 1995 Then you will be brought low; From the earth you will speak, And from the dust where you are prostrate Your words will come. Your voice will also be like that of a spirit from the ground, And your speech will whisper from the dust. NASB 1977 Then you shall be brought low; From the earth you shall speak, And from the dust where you are prostrate, Your words shall come. Your voice shall also be like that of a spirit from the ground, And your speech shall whisper from the dust. Legacy Standard Bible Then you will be brought low; From the earth you will speak, And from the dust where you are prostrate Your words will come. Your voice will also be like that of a spirit from the ground, And your speech will whisper from the dust. Amplified Bible Then you [Jerusalem] will be brought low, You will speak from the earth, And from the dust where you lie face down Your muffled words will come. Your voice will also be like that of a spirit from the earth [like one produced by a medium], And your speech will whisper and squeak from the dust. Christian Standard Bible You will be brought down; you will speak from the ground, and your words will come from low in the dust. Your voice will be like that of a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper from the dust. Holman Christian Standard Bible You will be brought down; you will speak from the ground, and your words will come from low in the dust. Your voice will be like that of a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper from the dust. American Standard Version And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust; and thy voice shall be as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And you shall be brought down and you shall speak from the dust, and from the dust your words shall squeak, and your voice will be heard from the ground; as necromancers and from the dust your words shall squeak Brenton Septuagint Translation And thy words shall be brought down to the earth, and thy words shall sink down to the earth, and thy voice shall be as they that speak out of the earth, and thy voice shall be lowered to the ground. Contemporary English Version From deep in the earth, you will call out for help with only a faint whisper. Douay-Rheims Bible Thou shalt be brought down, thou shalt speak out of the earth, and thy speech shall be heard out of the ground: and thy voice shall be from the earth like that of the python, and out of the ground thy speech shall mutter. English Revised Version And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust; and thy voice shall be as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust. GOD'S WORD® Translation When you have fallen, you will speak as you lie on the ground. Your words will be muffled by the dust. Your voice will come out of the ground like that of a ghost. Your words will be whispered from the dust. Good News Translation Jerusalem will be like a ghost struggling to speak from under the ground, a muffled voice coming from the dust. International Standard Version and you will be brought down. You will speak from the ground, and your speech will mumble from the dust. Your voice will come ghostlike from the ground, and your speech will whisper from the dust. JPS Tanakh 1917 And brought down thou shalt speak out of the ground, And thy speech shall be low out of the dust; And thy voice shall be as of a ghost out of the ground, And thy speech shall chirp out of the dust. Literal Standard Version And you have been low, | You speak from the earth, | And make your saying low from the dust, | And your voice has been from the earth, | As one having a familiar spirit, | And your saying whispers from the dust, Majority Standard Bible You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust. New American Bible You shall speak from beneath the earth, and from the dust below, your words shall come. Your voice shall be that of a ghost from the earth, and your words shall whisper from the dust. NET Bible You will fall; while lying on the ground you will speak; from the dust where you lie, your words will be heard. Your voice will sound like a spirit speaking from the underworld; from the dust you will chirp as if muttering an incantation. New Revised Standard Version Then deep from the earth you shall speak, from low in the dust your words shall come; your voice shall come from the ground like the voice of a ghost, and your speech shall whisper out of the dust. New Heart English Bible You will be brought down, and will speak out of the ground. Your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will be as of one who has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech will whisper out of the dust. Webster's Bible Translation And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust. World English Bible You will be brought down, and will speak out of the ground. Your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will be as of one who has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech will whisper out of the dust. Young's Literal Translation And thou hast been low, From the earth thou speakest, And from the dust makest thy saying low, And thy voice hath been from the earth, As one having a familiar spirit, And from the dust thy saying whisperest, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Woe to the City of David…3I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you. 4You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust. 5But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,… Cross References Isaiah 8:19 When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn't a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? Isaiah 32:19 But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths. Isaiah 52:2 Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion. Treasury of Scripture And you shall be brought down, and shall speak out of the ground, and your speech shall be low out of the dust, and your voice shall be, as of one that has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech shall whisper out of the dust. thou shalt Isaiah 2:11-21 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day… Isaiah 3:8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory. Isaiah 51:23 But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over. whisper. Isaiah 8:19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? Jump to Previous Bird-Like Chirp Deep Dust Earth Familiar Ghost Ground Low Makest Making Prostrate Speak Speakest Speech Spirit Voice Whisper WordsJump to Next Bird-Like Chirp Deep Dust Earth Familiar Ghost Ground Low Makest Making Prostrate Speak Speakest Speech Spirit Voice Whisper WordsIsaiah 29 1. God's heavy judgment upon Jerusalem7. The insatiableness of her enemies 9. The senselessness 13. And deep hypocrisy of the people 17. A promise of sanctification to the godly (4) Shalt speak out of the ground.--The words paint the panic of the besieged, the words pointing probably to Sennacherib's invasion. They spoke in whispers, like the voice of the spectres which men heard in the secret chambers of the soothsayers. The war-cry of the brave was changed into the feeble tones of those that "peep and mutter." (See Note on Isaiah 8:19.)Verse 4. - Thy speech shall be low. The feeble cries of a people wasted and worn out by a long siege are intended. These cries would resemble those which seemed to come out of the ground when a necromancer professed to raise a ghost. The Hebrew 'ohv is used both of the necromancers (Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 20:6, etc.) and of the ghosts which they professed to raise (1 Samuel 28:7, 8; 2 Kings 21:6, etc.). Here the "ghost" is spoken cf. Thy speech shall whisper; literally, chirp (comp. Isaiah 8:19). The word used occurs only in Isaiah. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You will be brought low,וְשָׁפַלְתְּ֙ (wə·šā·p̄alt) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 8213: To be or become low, to be abased you will speak תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי (tə·ḏab·bê·rî) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue from the ground, מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and out of the dust וּמֵֽעָפָ֖ר (ū·mê·‘ā·p̄ār) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud your words אִמְרָתֵ֑ךְ (’im·rā·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 565: Utterance, speech, word will be muffled. תִּשַּׁ֣ח (tiš·šaḥ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7817: To bow, be bowed down, crouch Your voice קוֹלֵ֔ךְ (qō·w·lêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound will be וְֽ֠הָיָה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be like a spirit כְּא֤וֹב (kə·’ō·wḇ) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 178: A bottle (made from animal skin), a necromancer from the ground; מֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land your speech אִמְרָתֵ֥ךְ (’im·rā·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 565: Utterance, speech, word will whisper תְּצַפְצֵֽף׃ (tə·ṣap̄·ṣêp̄) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6850: To chirp, peep out of the dust. וּמֵעָפָ֖ר (ū·mê·‘ā·p̄ār) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud Links Isaiah 29:4 NIVIsaiah 29:4 NLT Isaiah 29:4 ESV Isaiah 29:4 NASB Isaiah 29:4 KJV Isaiah 29:4 BibleApps.com Isaiah 29:4 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 29:4 Chinese Bible Isaiah 29:4 French Bible Isaiah 29:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 29:4 You will be brought down and will (Isa Isi Is) |
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