Verse Lens · Context pointer
Isaiah 32:4 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 4. 4The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready…” at Isaiah 32:4 as a specific part of “A Righteous King Exposes Folly and Protects People.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 32:1–8
Read Isaiah 32:4 with 32:1–8. By itself, “The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Just rule becomes shelter and clear perception, while fools and schemers are named by the harm they do to hungry, thirsty, and poor people.
Why It Needs Context
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah states or reports “The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready…” at Isaiah 32:4 as a specific part of “A Righteous King Exposes Folly and Protects People.” Its force depends on the complete movement and outcome of Isaiah 32:1–8; the isolated line is connective rather than a complete teaching claim.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Isaiah 32:1–8 — A Righteous King Exposes Folly and Protects PeopleSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 32:1–8, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 32:1–8 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
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