Isaiah 29:4

“And you will be brought low; from the earth you will speak, and from the dust your saying will come low; and your voice will be like a spirit of the dead from the earth, and from the dust your saying will whisper.”

Isaiah 29:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 29:4, word by word

And you will be brought lowשָׁפַלְתְּshafalt

bring low, humble

To bring down, to lower someone from his place; to humble.

Where else “shafalt” appears
from the earthאֶרֶץerets

ground

What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.

Where else “erets” appears
you will speakתְּדַבֵּרִיtedaberi

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “tedaberi” appears
and from the dustעָפָרafar

dust

Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.

Where else “afar” appears
your sayingאִמְרָתֵimrate

word, saying

Saying, spoken word.

Where else “imrate” appears
will come lowתִּשַּׁחtishach

bow down

To bend the body down, whether in grief, in submission or to lie in wait.

Where else “tishach” appears
and your voiceקוֹלֵkole

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

Where else “kole” appears
will beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
a spirit of the deadאוֹבov

medium

A departed soul some tried to consult.

Where else “ov” appears
will whisperתְּצַפְצֵףtetsaftsef

chirp, whisper

To chirp, to twitter like a bird; also to whisper or mutter.

Where else “tetsaftsef” appears

Translation note

“Spirit of the dead” translates the word that in 8:19 appears in “those who call up the dead.”

The context

3And I will encamp in a circle against you, and I will besiege you with a guard post, and I will raise against you siege works.

4 · This verse (above)

5And the multitude of your strangers will be like fine dust, and the multitude of the tyrants like chaff that passes away; and it will happen in an instant, suddenly.

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