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 will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the rain, like flowing streams in a dry land and the shade of a massive rock in an arid land. 3Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen. The reckless mind will gain knowledge, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently. 5A fool will no longer be called a noble, nor a scoundrel said to be important. 6For a fool speaks foolishness and his mind plots iniquity. He lives in a godless way and speaks falsely about the Lord. He leaves the hungry empty and deprives 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 are confused will gain understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.
• Nehemiah 8:8They read out of the book of the law of God, translating and giving the meaning so that the people could understand what was read.
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants.
• Matthew 16:17Jesus responded, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven.
• Acts 6:7So the word of God spread, the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly in number, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
• Acts 26:9In fact, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
• Galatians 1:23They simply kept hearing, “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith he once tried to destroy.”
• Exodus 4:11The Lord said to him, “Who placed a mouth on humans? Who makes a person mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
• Luke 21:14Therefore make up your minds not to prepare your defense ahead of time,
• Acts 2:4Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them.
• Acts 4:13When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognized 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