KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You will no longer see those fierce people with their foreign language that you can't understand; those people whose strange speech and stammering words make no sense to you.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is promising that the threatening foreign enemies with their incomprehensible language will no longer terrorize His people.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Isaiah's prophecy about God's judgment and restoration. The 'fierce people' likely refers to the Assyrians who had invaded Israel and Judah with their foreign language and military might. Isaiah is prophesying that these foreign oppressors who spoke unintelligible languages would be removed from the land.
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