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

2Then each ruler will be like a shelter from the wind and a hiding place from the rain. They will be like streams on parched ground and the shade of a large rock in a weary land. 3Then the vision of those who can see won’t be blurred, and the ears of those who can hear will pay attention. Then those who are reckless will begin to understand, and those who stutter will speak quickly and clearly. 5Godless fools will no longer be called nobles, nor will scoundrels be considered gentlemen. 6Godless fools speak foolishness, and their minds plan evil in order to do ungodly things. They speak falsely about the Lord. They let people go hungry and withhold water from thirsty people.

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 29:24Then those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding, and those who complain will accept instruction.
• Nehemiah 8:8They read the Book of God’s Teachings clearly and explained 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, for hiding these things from wise and intelligent people and revealing them to little children.
• Matthew 16:17Jesus replied, “Simon, son of Jonah, you are blessed! No human revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven revealed it to you.
• Acts 6:7God’s word continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem grew very large. A large number of priests accepted the faith.
• Acts 26:9“I used to think that I had to do a lot of things to oppose the one named Jesus of Nazareth.
• Galatians 1:23The only thing they had heard was this: “The man who persecuted us is now spreading the faith that he once tried to destroy.”
• Exodus 4:11The Lord asked him, “Who gave humans their mouths? Who makes humans unable to talk or hear? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? It is I, the Lord!
• Luke 21:14So make up your minds not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.
• Acts 2:4All the believers were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
• Acts 4:13After they found out that Peter and John had no education or special training, they were surprised to see how boldly they spoke. They realized that these men 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