KJV ORIGINAL
For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
For with stuttering lips and a foreign language he will speak to this people.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is saying that since his people won't listen to his clear message, he will speak to them through foreigners who speak a different language.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah was prophesying to the kingdom of Judah around 700 BC, warning them about coming judgment through foreign invasion. The people had rejected God's clear messages delivered through his prophets in their own Hebrew language. This verse refers to how God would use foreign armies (likely the Babylonians) as his instrument of judgment, and the people would hear commands and proclamations in foreign tongues rather than their familiar Hebrew.
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