The Lord said to him, ‘Who placed a mouth on humans? Who makes a person mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
Isaiah 32:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The reckless mind will gain knowledge, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the mind of the rash will understand knowledge and have good judgment, and the tongue of the stammerers will speak readily and plainly. American Standard Version (1901) And the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. Common English Bible the minds of the rash will know and comprehend, and the tongues of those who stammer will speak fluently and plainly. Catholic Public Domain Version And the heart of the foolish will understand knowledge, and the tongue of those with impaired speech will speak quickly and plainly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the heart of fools shall understand knowledge: and the tongue of stammerers shall speak readily and plain. |
The Lord said to him, ‘Who placed a mouth on humans? Who makes a person mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
Your mouth is like fine wine – flowing smoothly for my love, gliding past my lips and teeth!
Those who are confused will gain understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.
Say to the cowardly: ‘Be strong; do not fear! Here is your God; vengeance is coming. God’s retribution is coming; he will save you.’
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
At that time Jesus said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants.
Jesus responded, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, , because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven.
When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realised that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognised that they had been with Jesus.
So the word of God spread, the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly in number, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
They just kept hearing, ‘He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith he once tried to destroy.’