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

17Thy eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off. 18Thy heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers? Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand. 20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thy eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of its stakes shall ever be removed, neither shall any of its cords be broken. 21But there the glorious LORD will be to us a place of broad rivers and streams; in which shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass through it.

Isaiah 33:19 word by word

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

• seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• fierceיָעַזyâ‛az · be fierceH3267
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• deeperעָמֵק‛âmêq · unfathomableH6012
• speechשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: wordsH8193
• perceiveשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: understandH8085
• stammeringלָעַגlâ‛ag · to mockH3932
• tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• understandבִּינָהbîynâh · understandingH998

Cross-references for Isaiah 33:19

• Exodus 14:13And Moses said to the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
• Deuteronomy 28:49The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose language thou shalt not understand;
• 2 Kings 19:32Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.
• Isaiah 28:11For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
• Jeremiah 5:15Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
• Ezekiel 3:5For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
• 1 Corinthians 14:21In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak to this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith 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