Isaiah 33:19

17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.

18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

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.

20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

21 But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
Thou shalt no more see the fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst comprehend, of a stammering tongue that cannot be understood.
BLB
A fierce people you will not see, a people [in] the depths of speech, beyond hearing, a stammering of the tongue without understanding.
ÅB
Det ville folk skal du ikke se mere, folket med det vanskelige språk som en ikke skjønner, med den stammende tunge som en ikke forstår.
OTB
Du vil ikke lenger se et vilt folk, et folk med uforståelig tale, hvis språk er ubegripelig.
B1930
Det ville folk skal du ikke se mere, folket med det vanskelige sprog som en ikke skjønner, med den stammende tunge som en ikke forstår.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 28:11

    For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:49–50

    The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;

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  • Jeremiah 5:15

    Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

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  • 2 Kings 19:32

    Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.

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  • Exodus 14:13

    And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

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  • Ezekiel 3:5–6

    For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;

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  • 1 Corinthians 14:21

    In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

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