Isaiah 32:4

Isaiah 32:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
• New International Version (NIV)The fearful heart will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The heart of the hasty will understand and know, and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also the heart of the rash will understand knowledge, And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.

Context of Isaiah 32:4

2Each [one of them] will be like a hiding place from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like streams of water in a dry land, Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched and weary land [to those who turn to them]. 3Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded, And the ears of those who hear will listen attentively. The heart (mind) of those who act impulsively will discern the truth, And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly. 5The fool (the good-for-nothing) will no longer be called noble, Nor the rogue said to be generous. 6For the fool speaks nonsense, And his heart (mind) plans wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error concerning the Lord, To keep the craving of the hungry unsatisfied And to deprive the thirsty of drink.

Isaiah 32:4 word by word

וּלְבַ֥ב נִמְהָרִ֖ים יָבִ֣ין לָדָ֑עַת וּלְשׁ֣וֹן עִלְּגִ֔ים תְּמַהֵ֖ר לְדַבֵּ֥ר צָחֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• also of the rashמָהַרmâhar · to hastenH4116
• shall understandבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847
• and the tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• of the stammerersעִלֵּג‛illêg · stammererH5926
• to speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• plainlyצַחtsach · dazzlingH6703

Cross-references for Isaiah 32:4

• Isaiah 29:24Those who err in mind will know the truth, And those who criticize and murmur discontentedly will accept instruction.
• Nehemiah 8:8So they read from the Book of the Law of God, translating and explaining it so that the people understood the reading.
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [I openly and joyfully acknowledge Your great wisdom], that You have hidden these things [these spiritual truths] from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants [to new believers, to those seeking God’s will and purpose].
• Matthew 16:17Then Jesus answered him, “Blessed [happy, spiritually secure, favored by God] are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood (mortal man) did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
• Acts 6:7And the message of God kept on growing and spreading, and the number of disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem; and a large number of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith [accepting Jesus as Messiah and acknowledging Him as the Source of eternal salvation].
• Acts 26:9“So then, I [once] thought to myself that it was my duty to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
• Galatians 1:23they only kept hearing, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the [good news of the] faith which he once was trying to destroy.”
• Exodus 4:11The Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, or the seeing or the blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
• Luke 21:14So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;
• Acts 2:4And they were all filled [that is, diffused throughout their being] with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues (different languages), as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out [clearly and appropriately].
• Acts 4:13Now when the men of the Sanhedrin (Jewish High Court) saw the confidence and boldness of Peter and John, and grasped the fact that they were uneducated and untrained [ordinary] men, they were astounded, and began to recognize that they had been with Jesus.

Commentaries on Isaiah 32:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The heart also of the rash - Margin, Hasty.‘ The Hebrew word denotes those who hasten; that is, those who are precipitate in forming a judgment, or deciding on a course of action. They do not take time to deliberate, and consequently they are led headlong into error, and into improper courses of life. Shall understand knowledge - They shall take time to deliberate; and they shall consequently form a more enlightened judgment. And the tongue of the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. rash--rather, "the hasty"; contrast "shall not make haste" (Is 28:16); the reckless who will not take time to weigh religious truth aright. Or else, the well-instructed [Horsley]. stammers--those who speak confusedly on divine things (compare Ex 4:10-12; Jr 1:6; Mt 10:19, 20). Or, rather, those drunken scorners who in stammering style imitated Isaiah's warnings to mock them [Maurer] (Is 28:7-11, 13, 14, 22; 29:20); in this view, translate, "speak…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 32:4

• Church
• Regeneration
• Salvation
• Stammering
• Testimony
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Isaiah 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings