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Isaiah 32:4
The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Isaiah addresses Judah during a period of moral and spiritual inversion, contrasting the coming era of clear perception with the current blindness and confusion described in the surrounding verses.
The words — נִמְהָרִ֖ים (nim.ha.Rim) translates to hasty people, and עִלְּגִ֔ים ('i.le.Gim) translates to stammerers, both describing the individuals who will experience sudden clarity.
The thread — Isaiah 29:24 records the same transformation where the wayward in spirit gain understanding and grumblers accept instruction. Exodus 4:11 establishes God's direct authority over the creation of human speech organs. Luke 21:14 records a separate command to resolve beforehand not to worry about how to defend oneself.
Why it lands — The text states that confused minds and impaired speech will suddenly grasp truth and articulate it clearly. It asks the reader to expect divine reversal of current spiritual dullness and moral distortion without attributing the change to human effort.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 29:24 Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”
- Luke 21:14 So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.
- Exodus 4:11 And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
- Nehemiah 8:8 So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.
- Song of Solomon 7:9 and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
- Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
- Matthew 16:17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
- Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
- Acts 4:13 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
- Acts 6:7 So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.