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those who complain will accept instruction.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the wayward will gain understanding, and complainers will accept instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And those who go astray in spirit will come to understanding, and those who murmur will accept instruction.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />These also who erred in spirit will come to understanding, And those who complained will learn doctrine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Those who err in mind will know the truth, And those who criticize will accept instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Those who err in mind will know the truth, And those who criticize will accept instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And those who err in mind will know the truth, And those who criticize will accept instruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Those who err in spirit will know discernment, And those who criticize will gain learning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Those who err in mind will know the truth, And those who criticize <i>and</i> murmur discontentedly will accept instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who are confused will gain understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who are confused will gain understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They also that err in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmur shall receive instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone who is confused will understand, and all who have complained will obey my teaching." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They also that err in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmur shall learn doctrine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding, and those who complain will accept instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Foolish people will learn to understand, and those who are always grumbling will be glad to be taught." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover, those who go astray in spirit will gain understanding, and those who complain will accept instruction.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Those who stray morally will gain understanding; those who complain will acquire insight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They also who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will receive instruction."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They also who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will receive instruction.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the erring in spirit have known understanding, "" And murmurers learn doctrine!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the erring in spirit have known understanding, And murmurers learn doctrine!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they going astray shall know understanding, and they murmuring shall learn knowledge.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they that erred in spirit, shall know understanding, and they that murmured, shall learn the law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And those who had gone astray in spirit will know understanding, and those who had murmured will learn the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Those who err in spirit shall acquire understanding, those who find fault shall receive instruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And those who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The foolish ones also whose spirit erred shall come to understanding, and fools shall learn to be obedient.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And those fools whose spirit erred shall know, and the insane, they shall learn to listen <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They also that err in spirit shall come to understanding, And they that murmur shall learn instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they that erred in spirit shall know understanding, and the murmurers shall learn obedience, and the stammering tongues shall learn to speak peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/29-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6135" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/29.htm">Sanctification for the Godly</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8582.htm" title="8582: ṯō·‘ê- (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To err. A primitive root; to vacillate, i.e. Reel or stray; also causative of both.">Then the wayward</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">in spirit</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/998.htm" title="998: bî·nāh (N-fs) -- An understanding. From biyn; understanding.">to understanding,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7279.htm" title="7279: wə·rō·wḡ·nîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To murmur, whisper. A primitive root; to grumble, i.e. Rebel.">and those who grumble</a> <a href="/hebrew/3925.htm" title="3925: yil·mə·ḏū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to goad, i.e. to teach:(un-) accustomed, X diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er,ing).">will accept</a> <a href="/hebrew/3948.htm" title="3948: le·qaḥ (N-ms) -- A learning, teaching. From laqach; properly, something received, i.e. instruction; also inveiglement.">instruction.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a></span><br />I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10-12</a></span><br />For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest. / For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-45.htm">John 6:45</a></span><br />It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25-27</a></span><br />I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. / And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14-16</a></span><br />The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. / The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment. / “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-11.htm">Matthew 13:11-15</a></span><br />He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. / Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. / This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14-16</a></span><br />But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. / And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. / But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Hosea 14:9</a></span><br />Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-23.htm">Proverbs 1:23</a></span><br />If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-8.htm">Psalm 25:8-9</a></span><br />Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way. / He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-130.htm">Psalm 119:130</a></span><br />The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-10.htm">Daniel 12:10</a></span><br />Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-2.htm">Micah 4:2</a></span><br />And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a></span><br />Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.</p><p class="hdg">also</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Isaiah 29:10,11</a></b></br> For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Isaiah 28:7</a></b></br> But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble <i>in</i> judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a></b></br> And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for <i>his</i> only <i>son</i>, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for <i>his</i> firstborn.</p><p class="hdg">come to understanding.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-19.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-23.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/psalms/77-3.htm">Complain</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-3.htm">Criticize</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-9.htm">Doctrine</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Err</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Erred</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-17.htm">Erring</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-18.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/numbers/16-11.htm">Grumble</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-8.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-20.htm">Instruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-10.htm">Learn</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/106-25.htm">Murmur</a> <a href="/psalms/106-25.htm">Murmured</a> <a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Murmurers</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-10.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-2.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-17.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-13.htm">Wayward</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-28.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-29.htm">Complain</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-3.htm">Criticize</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-8.htm">Doctrine</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Err</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-11.htm">Erred</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-15.htm">Erring</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/matthew/20-11.htm">Grumble</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-29.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Instruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-2.htm">Learn</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-4.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/john/6-43.htm">Murmur</a> <a href="/matthew/20-11.htm">Murmured</a> <a href="/jude/1-16.htm">Murmurers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-15.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-6.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-4.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-9.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-19.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/hosea/10-10.htm">Wayward</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/29-1.htm">God's heavy judgment upon Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/29-7.htm">The insatiableness of her enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/29-9.htm">The senselessness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">And deep hypocrisy of the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/29-17.htm">A promise of sanctification to the godly</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "wayward in spirit" refers to those who have been rebellious or have turned away from divine truth. In the context of Isaiah, this transformation is part of a larger prophetic vision where God promises restoration and renewal for His people. This echoes the theme of repentance and redemption found throughout the Bible, such as in <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a>, where God promises to give a new heart and spirit to His people. The understanding mentioned here is not merely intellectual but involves a deep, spiritual insight that aligns with God's will, reminiscent of the wisdom literature in Proverbs, which emphasizes the fear of the Lord as the beginning of wisdom.<p><b>and those who grumble will accept instruction.</b><br>The "grumble" refers to a spirit of discontent and rebellion against God's commands, similar to the Israelites' complaints during their wilderness journey in Exodus and Numbers. This phrase suggests a change of heart where those who were once resistant to God's guidance will become receptive to His teachings. This transformation is indicative of a broader theme of divine patience and mercy, where God continually calls His people back to Himself despite their shortcomings. The acceptance of instruction is akin to the New Testament call to discipleship, where believers are encouraged to learn and grow in their faith, as seen in passages like <a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29</a>, where Jesus invites His followers to take His yoke and learn from Him. This change is a testament to the power of God's grace to transform even the most stubborn hearts.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry was primarily to the Kingdom of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah and the future restoration of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which often fell into idolatry and disobedience, prompting prophetic warnings and calls for repentance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_grumblers.htm">The Grumblers</a></b><br>Refers to those within Judah who were discontented and resistant to God's message, often leading to spiritual blindness and misunderstanding.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wanderers_in_spirit.htm">The Wanderers in Spirit</a></b><br>Individuals who have strayed from God's truth but are promised enlightenment and understanding through divine intervention.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_restoration.htm">The Restoration</a></b><br>A future event prophesied by Isaiah where God will restore His people, bringing them back to spiritual understanding and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_comes_from_god.htm">Understanding Comes from God</a></b><br>True understanding and wisdom are gifts from God. We must seek Him earnestly to gain spiritual insight.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_grumbling.htm">The Danger of Grumbling</a></b><br>Complaining and resisting God's word can lead to spiritual blindness. We should cultivate a heart of gratitude and openness to God's instruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_wanderers.htm">Hope for the Wanderers</a></b><br>No matter how far one has strayed, there is hope for restoration and understanding through repentance and turning back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_instruction.htm">The Role of Instruction</a></b><br>Accepting instruction is crucial for spiritual growth. We should be teachable and willing to learn from God's word and His messengers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_the_spirit.htm">Transformation through the Spirit</a></b><br>The Holy Spirit plays a vital role in transforming our hearts and minds, leading us to deeper understanding and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_29_10_align_with_a_just_god.htm">Isaiah 29:10 depicts God causing spiritual blindness; how does this align with a just and loving deity who demands moral accountability?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_demons_recognize_jesus_evidence.htm">Mark 3:11: How can demons recognize Jesus as the Son of God, and what scientific or historical basis, if any, supports the existence of demon possession?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_jesuism.htm">What defines Jesuism as a belief system?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">They that murmured shall learn doctrine.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">instruction. </span>The word is prominent in the sapiential books of Israel, and is therefore adapted to describe the process of growth and education that followed on conversion. The word, too, "murmured" is noticeable, as occurring only in <a href="/deuteronomy/1-27.htm" title="And you murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he has brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.">Deuteronomy 1:27</a>; <a href="/psalms/106-25.htm" title="But murmured in their tents, and listened not to the voice of the LORD.">Psalm 106:25</a>, of which its use here may be an echo.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They also that erred in spirit</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> those who were blind and deaf (ver. 18). <span class="cmt_word">Shall come to understanding</span>; literally, <span class="accented">shall know understanding</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> recover their power of spiritual discernment. <span class="cmt_word">They that murmured.</span> The reference cannot be to the "murmuring" in Egypt, though the verb used occurs only elsewhere in <a href="/deuteronomy/1-27.htm">Deuteronomy 1:27</a> and <a href="/psalms/106-25.htm">Psalm 106:25</a>, where that murmuring is spoken cf. We must look for some later discontent, which we may find in quite recent "murmuring resistance to the admonitions of Jehovah" (Delitzsch), without going back so far as the time of the Exodus. <span class="cmt_word">Shall learn doctrine</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "shall willingly receive the teaching, of God's prophets, and profit by it." <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/29-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the wayward</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹֽעֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(ṯō·‘ê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8582.htm">Strong's 8582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To vacillate, reel, stray</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in spirit</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֖וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will come</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָדְע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to understanding,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּינָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(bî·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_998.htm">Strong's 998: </a> </span><span class="str2">An understanding</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and those who grumble</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרוֹגְנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rō·wḡ·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7279.htm">Strong's 7279: </a> </span><span class="str2">To murmur, whisper</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will accept</span><br /><span class="heb">יִלְמְדוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(yil·mə·ḏū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3925.htm">Strong's 3925: </a> </span><span class="str2">To exercise in, learn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">instruction.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶֽקַח׃</span> <span class="translit">(le·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3948.htm">Strong's 3948: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something received, instruction, inveiglement</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/29-24.htm">Isaiah 29:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/29-24.htm">Isaiah 29:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/29-24.htm">Isaiah 29:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/29-24.htm">Isaiah 29:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/29-24.htm">Isaiah 29:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/29-24.htm">Isaiah 29:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/29-24.htm">Isaiah 29:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/29-24.htm">Isaiah 29:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/29-24.htm">Isaiah 29:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/29-24.htm">Isaiah 29:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/29-24.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 29:24 They also who err in spirit will (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/29-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 29:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 29:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 30:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>