Isaiah 32:4
The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
Isaiah 32:4 in other translations
| BSB | The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently. |
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| WEB | The heart of the rash will understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly. |
| ASV | And the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. |
| YLT | And the heart of those hastened Understandeth to know, And the tongue of stammerers hasteth to speak clearly. |
| DARBY | and the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. |
| BBE | The man of sudden impulses will become wise in heart, and he whose tongue is slow will get the power of talking clearly. |
| Webster | The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. |
What does Isaiah 32:4 mean?
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 32:1-8
Times of peace and happiness. (Is. 32:1-8) An interval of trouble, yet comfort and blessings in the end. (Is. 32:9-20) Verses 1-8 Christ our righteous King, and his true disciples, are evidently here intended. The consolations and graces of his Spirit are as rivers of water in this dry land; and as the overhanging rock affords refreshing shade and shelter to the weary traveller in the desert, so his power, truth…
Isaiah 32:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 32:4
- Isaiah 29:24
They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
- Luke 21:14-15
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
- Matthew 16:17
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
- Nehemiah 8:8-12
So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. …
- Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
- Exodus 4:11
And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord?
- Acts 6:7
And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
- Acts 2:4-12
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans? …
- Song of Solomon 7:9
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
- Acts 4:13
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
- Acts 26:9-11
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
- Galatians 1:23
But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
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Context
- Isaiah 32:3
And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
- Isaiah 32:4
The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
- Isaiah 32:5
The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
Isaiah 32:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el corazón de los necios entenderá para saber, y la lengua de los tartamudos será desenvuelta para hablar claramente. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et le cœur de ceux qui vont étourdiment sera intelligent dans la connaissance, et la langue de ceux qui bégaient parlera promptement et clairement. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und das Herz der Unbesonnenen wird Erkenntnis erlangen, und die Zunge der Stammelnden wird fertig und deutlich reden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et cor stultorum intelliget scientiam, et lingua balborum velociter loquetur et plane. |