Translations
Modern
You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And you will be brought low, from the ground you will speak, and from the dust Your speech will be low, and Your voice will be from the ground like a spirit from the dust, and your speech will whisper.
Latin
Humiliaberis, de terra loqueris, et de humo audietur eloquium tuum; et erit quasi pythonis de terra vox tua, et de humo eloquium tuum mussitabit.
Original
Hebrew
English
You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust.
Notes
God aimed to destroy the sinful pride of Jerusalem's people. Their voices would rise as if from the grave. Through the Assyrians, God would humble his people, but he would not abandon them.
During the Assyrian siege, the Lord would fight for Jerusalem. He would eventually make the Assyrians leave the city.
This is the second of the six woes (Woe …).
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC
Parallels
Glossary
Topics
Necromancy: General Scriptures Concerning Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments Sorcery: Divining by Familiar Spirits (Mediums or Spiritists) Ventriloquism: General Scriptures Concerning