Isaiah

Isaiah 29:4

4You 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.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You will be brought lowוְשָׁפַלְתְּ֙wə·šā·p̄altConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singularH8213 be or become low, be abased
you will speakתְּדַבֵּ֔רִיtə·ḏab·bê·rîVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singularH1696 speak
from the groundמֵאֶ֣רֶץmê·’e·reṣPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
and out of the dustוּמֵֽעָפָ֖רū·mê·‘ā·p̄ārConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH6083 dry earth, dust
your wordsאִמְרָתֵ֑ךְ’im·rā·ṯêḵNoun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singularH565 utterance, speech, word
will be muffledתִּשַּׁ֣חtiš·šaḥVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH7817 bow, be bowed down, crouch
Your voiceקוֹלֵ֔ךְqō·w·lêḵNoun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH6963 sound, voice
will beוְֽ֠הָיָהwə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a spiritכְּא֤וֹבkə·’ō·wḇPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH178 skin-bottle, necromancer
from the groundמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙mê·’e·reṣPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
your speechאִמְרָתֵ֥ךְ’im·rā·ṯêḵNoun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singularH565 utterance, speech, word
will whisperתְּצַפְצֵֽף׃tə·ṣap̄·ṣêp̄Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH6850 chirp, peep
out of the dustוּמֵעָפָ֖רū·mê·‘ā·p̄ārConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH6083 dry earth, dust

Cross-references

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Isaiah 8:19 · Psalm 44:25 · Isaiah 3:8 · Lamentations 1:9 · Isaiah 2:11–21 · Isaiah 51:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.