Isaiah 29 · Verse 24

Isaiah 29:24

They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
Isaiah 29:24, King James Version

Isaiah 29:24 in other translations

BSBThen the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”
WEBThey also who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will receive instruction.”
ASVThey also that err in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmur shall receive instruction.
YLTAnd the erring in spirit have known understanding, And murmurers learn doctrine!'
DARBYAnd they that are of erring spirit shall know understanding, and the disobedient shall learn doctrine.
BBEThose whose hearts were turned away from him will get knowledge, and those who made an outcry against him will give attention to his teaching.
WebsterThey also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.

What does Isaiah 29:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. They ... that erred--(Is 28:7). learn doctrine--rather, "shall receive discipline" or "instruction." "Murmuring" was the characteristic of Israel's rebellion against God (Ex 16:8; Psa 106:25). This shall be so no more. Chastisements, and, in Horsley's view, the piety of the Gentiles provoking the Jews to holy jealousy (Ro 11:11, 14), shall then produce the desired effect.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 29:17-24

The wonderful change here foretold, may refer to the affairs of Judah, though it looks further. When a great harvest of souls was gathered to Christ from among the Gentiles, then the wilderness was turned into a fruitful field; and the Jewish church, that had long been a fruitful field, became as a deserted forest. Those who, when in trouble, can truly rejoice in God, shall soon have cause greatly to rejoice in him…

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Isaiah 29:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'Uand they will knowH3045
תֹֽעֵי\־to.'ei-[those who] go astray ofH8582
ר֖וּחַRu.achspiritH7307
בִּינָ֑הbi.NahunderstandingH998
וְרוֹגְנִ֖יםve.rog.Nimand murmurersH7279
יִלְמְדוּ\־yil.me.du-they will learnH3925
לֶֽקַח\׃Le.kachinstructionH3948

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 29:24

  • Isaiah 28:7

    But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

  • Hebrews 5:2

    Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

  • Luke 15:17-19

    And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

  • Revelation 20:2-3

    And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

  • 1 Timothy 1:13-15

    Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

  • Isaiah 60:16

    Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:11

    And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

  • Acts 2:37

    Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

  • Matthew 21:28-32

    But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. …

  • Zechariah 12:10

    And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

  • Acts 9:19-20

    And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

  • Luke 7:47

    Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
also.
10,11; 28:7; Zec 12:10; Mt 21:28-32; Lu 7:47; 15:17-19; Ac 2:37; 6:7
Ac 9:19,20; 1Co 6:11; 1Ti 1:13-15; Re 20:2,3
come to understanding. Heb. know understanding.

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Context

  • Isaiah 29:23

    But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.

  • Isaiah 29:24

    They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.

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Isaiah 29:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y los errados de espíritu aprenderán inteligencia, y los murmuradores aprenderán doctrina.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et ceux qui errent en esprit auront de l’intelligence, et les désobéissants apprendront la bonne doctrine.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die verirrten Geistes sind, werden Verständnis erlangen, und Murrende werden Lehre annehmen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et scient errantes spiritu intellectum, et mussitatores discent legem.