Isaiah 29:4

Isaiah 29:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4Brought low, you will speak from the ground;

your speech will mumble out of the dust.

Your voice will come ghostlike from the earth;

out of the dust your speech will whisper.

4Then you will be brought low;

From the earth you will speak,

And from the dust where you are prostrate

Your words will come.

Your voice will also be like that of a 29:4 Or ghostspirit from the ground,

And your speech will whisper from the dust.

4Then you will be brought low;

From the earth you will speak,

And from the dust where you are prostrate

Your words will come.

Your voice will also be like that of a spirit from the ground,

And your speech will whisper from the dust.

4Then you [Jerusalem] will be brought low,

You will speak from the earth,

And from the dust where you lie face down

Your muffled words will come.

Your voice will also be like that of a spirit from the earth [like one produced by a medium],

And your speech will whisper and squeak from the dust.

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.

4You will be brought down to the grave.

You will speak from deep down inside the ground.

Your words will be barely heard out of the dust.

Your voice will sound like the voice of a ghost

coming from under the ground.

Your words will sound like a whisper out of the dust.”