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And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust; and thy voice shall be as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall [a]whisper out of the dust.

But the multitude of thy [b]foes shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be in an instant suddenly. [c]She shall be visited of Jehovah of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of a devouring fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 29:4 Or, chirp
  2. Isaiah 29:5 Hebrew strangers.
  3. Isaiah 29:6 Or, There shall be a visitation from Jehovah etc.

Brought low, you will speak from the ground;
    your speech will mumble(A) out of the dust.(B)
Your voice will come ghostlike(C) from the earth;
    out of the dust your speech will whisper.(D)

But your many enemies will become like fine dust,(E)
    the ruthless(F) hordes like blown chaff.(G)
Suddenly,(H) in an instant,
    the Lord Almighty will come(I)
with thunder(J) and earthquake(K) and great noise,
    with windstorm and tempest(L) and flames of a devouring fire.(M)

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