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Isaiah 29:4

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 whisper out of the dust.

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וְשָׁפַלְתְּ֙veshafalteand abaseשָׁפֵלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and abase”, a completed action in a sequenceH8213to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).מֵאֶ֣רֶץmeeretsfrom earthאֶרֶץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “from earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.תְּדַבֵּ֔רִיtedaberispeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “speak”, an unfinished actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.וּמֵֽעָפָ֖רumeafarand from dustעָפָרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and from dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.תִּשַּׁ֣חtishachbendשָׁחַחverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bend”, an unfinished actionH7817to sink or depress (reflexive or causative)bend, bow (down), bring (cast) down, couch, humble self, be (bring) low, stoop.אִמְרָתֵ֑ךְimratekhecommandmentאִמְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “commandment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH565{something said}commandment, speech, word.וְֽ֠הָיָהvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.כְּא֤וֹבkeovas bottleאוֹבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as bottle”, the ordinary formH178properly, a mumble, i.e. a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)bottle, familiar spirit.מֵאֶ֨רֶץ֙meeretsfrom earthאֶרֶץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “from earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.קוֹלֵ֔ךְqolekhesoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.וּמֵעָפָ֖רumeafarand from dustעָפָרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and from dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.אִמְרָתֵ֥ךְimratekhecommandmentאִמְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “commandment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH565{something said}commandment, speech, word.תְּצַפְצֵֽףtetsaftsefchatterצָפַףverb, pilpel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “chatter”, an unfinished actionH6850to coo or chirp (as a bird)chatter, peep, whisper.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And brought down thou shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust; and thy voice shall be as of a ghost out of the ground, and thy speech shall chirp out of the dust.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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 whisper out of the dust.

Young’s Literal Translation

And thou hast been low, From the earth thou speakest, And from the dust makest thy saying low, And thy voice hath been from the earth, As one having a familiar spirit, And from the dust thy saying whisperest,

World English Bible

You will be brought down, and will speak out of the ground. Your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will be as of one who has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech will whisper out of the dust.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt be brought low, thou shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall come 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 whisper out of the dust.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt be brought down, thou shalt speak out of the earth, and thy speech shall be heard out of the ground: and thy voice shall be from the earth like that of the python, and out of the ground thy speech shall mutter.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And brought down thou shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust; and thy voice shall be as of a ghost out of the ground, and thy speech shall chirp out of the dust.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thy words shall be brought down to the earth, and thy words shall sink down to the earth, and thy voice shall be as they that speak out of the earth, and thy voice shall be lowered to the ground.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ταπεινωθήσονται εἰς τὴν γῆν οἱ λόγοι σου, καὶ εἰς τὴν γῆν οἱ λόγοι σου δύσονται· καὶ ἔσονται ὡς οἱ φωνοῦντες ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἡ φωνή σου, καὶ πρὸς τὸ ἔδαφος ἡ φωνή σου ἀσθενήσει.