Isaiah 29:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 29:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְשָׁפַלְתְּ֙
shâphêl
H8213
to humble
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי
dâbar
H1696
to speak
וּמֵֽעָפָ֖ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
תִּשַּׁ֣ח
shâchach
H7817
to bow down
אִמְרָתֵ֑ךְ
ʼimrâh
H565
word
וְֽ֠הָיָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּא֤וֹב
ʼôwb
H178
water skin bottle
מֵאֶ֨רֶץ֙
ʼerets
H776
land
קוֹלֵ֔ךְ
qôwl
H6963
voice
וּמֵעָפָ֖ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
אִמְרָתֵ֥ךְ
ʼimrâh
H565
word
תְּצַפְצֵֽף
tsâphaph
H6850
to chirp
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World English Bible Public Domain
You shall be brought down, and shall speak out of the ground, and your speech shall be low out of the dust; and your voice shall be as of one who has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech shall whisper out of the dust.
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King James Version Public Domain
And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you will become low; you will speak from the ground, and your speech will be low from the dust. And your voice will be like a ritual pit from the earth, and your speech will chirp from the dust. q1
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).