Isaiah 33:19

Isaiah 33:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
• New International Version (NIV)You will see those arrogant people no more, people whose speech is obscure, whose language is strange and incomprehensible.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You will see no more the insolent people, the people of an obscure speech that you cannot comprehend, stammering in a tongue that you cannot understand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You will not see a fierce people, A people of obscure speech, beyond perception, Of a stammering tongue that you cannot understand.

Context of Isaiah 33:19

17Your eyes will see the King in his beauty; you will see a vast land. 18Your mind will meditate on the past terror: “Where is the accountant? Where is the tribute collector? Where is the one who spied out our defenses?” You will no longer see the barbarians, a people whose speech is difficult to comprehend — who stammer in a language that is not understood. 20Look at Zion, the city of our festival times. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up nor will any of its cords be loosened. 21For the majestic one, our Lord, will be there, a place of rivers and broad streams where ships that are rowed will not go, and majestic vessels will not pass.

Isaiah 33:19 word by word

אֶת־עַ֥ם נוֹעָ֖ז לֹ֣א תִרְאֶ֑ה עַ֣ם עִמְקֵ֤י שָׂפָה֙ מִשְּׁמ֔וֹעַ נִלְעַ֥ג לָשׁ֖וֹן אֵ֥ין בִּינָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt not seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• a fierceיָעַזyâ‛az · be fierceH3267
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of a deeperעָמֵק‛âmêq · unfathomableH6012
• speechשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: wordsH8193
• than thou canst perceiveשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: understandH8085
• of a stammeringלָעַגlâ‛ag · to mockH3932
• tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• not understandבִּינָהbîynâh · understandingH998

Cross-references for Isaiah 33:19

• Exodus 14:13But Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. Stand firm and see the Lord’s salvation that he will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
• Deuteronomy 28:49The Lord will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you won’t understand,
• 2 Kings 19:32Therefore, this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: He will not enter this city, shoot an arrow here, come before it with a shield, or build up a siege ramp against it.
• Isaiah 28:11For he will speak to this people with stammering speech and in a foreign language.
• Jeremiah 5:15I am about to bring a nation from far away against you, house of Israel. This is the Lord’s declaration. It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
• Ezekiel 3:5For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech or a difficult language but to the house of Israel —
• 1 Corinthians 14:21It is written in the law, I will speak to this people by people of other tongues and by the lips of foreigners, and even then, they will not listen to me, says the Lord.

Commentaries on Isaiah 33:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Thou shalt not see a fierce people - Or, rather, this fierce and boasting people you shall not see.‘ They shall not enter the city; but though they are advancing with so much confidence, they shall be suddenly cut, off and destroyed. The word rendered “fierce,” (נועז nô‛âz from נעז yâ‛az ), probably means strong, or wicked. Lowth renders it, barbarous people,‘ as if it were לועז lô‛ēz Michaelis also adopts this reading by supposing an error in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-24Verses 15-24 The true believer watches against all occasions of sin. The Divine power will keep him safe, and his faith in that power will keep him easy. He shall want nothing needful for him. Every blessing of salvation is freely bestowed on all that ask with humble, believing prayer; and the believer is safe in time and for ever. Those that walk uprightly shall not only have bread given, and their water sure, but they shall, by faith, see the King of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19The strange, unknown language was the language spoken in Assyria and later in Babylon (see Isaiah 28:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. fierce people--The Assyrians shall not be allowed to enter Jerusalem (2Ki 19:32). Or, thou shalt not any longer see fierce enemies threatening thee as previously; such as the Assyrians, Romans, and the last Antichristian host that is yet to assail Jerusalem (De 28:49, 50; Jr 5:15; Zec 14:2). stammering--barbarous; so "deeper," &c., that is, unintelligible. The Assyrian tongue differed only in dialect from the Hebrew, but in the Assyrian levies were…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 33:19

• Church
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Stammering

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Deep
• Fearfulness
• Fire
• Gallant
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah
• Sharon
• Stammerer

Commentaries on Isaiah 33

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings