Isaiah 33:19
You will no longer see the arrogant people, a people of obscure speech you cannot understand, of stammering tongue that you cannot comprehend.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
KJV1611 – Modern English
You will not see a fierce people, a people of a speech too deep to understand, of a stammering tongue that you cannot comprehend.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Thou shalt not see{H7200} the fierce{H3267} people,{H5971} a people{H5971} of a deep{H6012} speech{H8193} that thou canst not comprehend,{H8085} of a strange{H3932} tongue{H3956} that thou canst not understand.{H998}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Thou shalt not see{H7200}{(H8799)} a fierce{H3267}{(H8737)} people{H5971}, a people{H5971} of a deeper{H6012} speech{H8193} than thou canst perceive{H8085}{(H8800)}; of a stammering{H3932}{(H8737)} tongue{H3956}, that thou canst not understand{H998}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
There shalt thou not se a people of a straunge tuge, to haue so diffused a laguage, that it maye not be vnderstonde: nether so straunge a speache, but it shal be perceaued.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a darke speache, that thou canst not perceiue, and of a stammering tongue that thou canst not vnderstande.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
There shalt thou not see a cruel people of a straunge tongue, to haue so diffused a language that it may not be vnderstanded, neither so straunge a speache but it shalbe perceaued.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, [that thou canst] not understand.
Webster's Bible (1833)
You shall not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that you can not comprehend, of a strange language that you can not understand.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
The strong people thou seest not, A people deeper of lip than to be understood, Of a scorned tongue, there is no understanding.
American Standard Version (1901)
Thou shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that thou canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou canst not understand.
American Standard Version (1901)
Thou shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that thou canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou canst not understand.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Never again will you see the cruel people, a people whose tongue has no sense for you; whose language is strange to you.
World English Bible (2000)
You will no longer see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that you can't comprehend, with a strange language that you can't understand.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
You will no longer see a defiant people whose language you do not comprehend, whose derisive speech you do not understand.
Referenced Verses
- Isa 28:11 : 11 Indeed, with stammering lips and another tongue, He will speak to this people.
- Deut 28:49-50 : 49 The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand. 50 It will be a fierce and ruthless nation, showing no respect for the old and no mercy for the young.
- Jer 5:15 : 15 Behold, I am bringing against you a nation from far away, O house of Israel, declares the Lord. It is a mighty nation, an ancient nation, one whose language you do not know and whose speech you cannot understand.
- Ezek 3:5-6 : 5 For you are not being sent to a people with an obscure language or a difficult tongue, but to the house of Israel. 6 You are not sent to many peoples with unintelligible speech or difficult tongues whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
- 2 Kgs 19:32 : 32 Therefore, this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: 'He will not enter this city, shoot an arrow here, come before it with a shield, or build a siege ramp against it.'
- Exod 14:13 : 13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm, and you will see the LORD's salvation, which He will accomplish for you today. The Egyptians you see today, you will never see again forever.
- 1 Cor 14:21 : 21 In the Law it is written: 'By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me,' says the Lord.
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11 Indeed, with stammering lips and another tongue, He will speak to this people.
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5 For you are not being sent to a people with an obscure language or a difficult tongue, but to the house of Israel.
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49 The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand.
50 It will be a fierce and ruthless nation, showing no respect for the old and no mercy for the young.
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15 Behold, I am bringing against you a nation from far away, O house of Israel, declares the Lord. It is a mighty nation, an ancient nation, one whose language you do not know and whose speech you cannot understand.
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17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; they will behold a land that stretches afar.
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26 'Go to this people and say, "You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive."'
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26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house.
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21 In the Law it is written: 'By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me,' says the Lord.
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