The Meaning of Isaiah 32:9 Explained

Isaiah 32:9

KJV: Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.

YLT: Women, easy ones, rise, hear my voice, Daughters, confident ones, give ear to my saying,

Darby: Rise up, ye women that are at ease, hear my voice; ye careless daughters, give ear unto my speech.

ASV: Rise up, ye women that are at ease, and hear my voice; ye careless daughters, give ear unto my speech.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Rise up,  ye women  that are at ease;  hear  my voice,  ye careless  daughters;  give ear  unto my speech. 

What does Isaiah 32:9 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The women of Judah blandly assumed that nothing would disturb their present secure circumstances. Isaiah challenged them to listen to him. They were not secure.

Context Summary

Isaiah 32:9-20 - The Fruits Of Righteousness
When Christ's kingdom is set up it will bring dismay to the poor children of fashion. For more days than there are in the year will they be troubled, Isaiah 32:10, and will smite on their breasts in lamentation, Isaiah 32:12. The prediction of Isaiah 32:15-20 includes Pentecost, and looks forward to the era which lies immediately beyond this travail of the world. What is now reckoned as a fruitful field will be regarded as a barren forest in comparison with what shall then exist. Let us remember that righteousness must precede peace. See Matthew 5:24 and Hebrews 7:2. When God's judgments are hurtling through the air, and proud cities are being leveled to the earth, let us take refuge in His loving care. In Him are our safe dwellings and our quiet resting-places. But when the world is most unquiet, let us pursue our work of salvation; for when waters overflow the banks of the river, oxen and asses may still be sent forth to make furrows for the harvest seed. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 32

1  The blessings of Christ's kingdom
9  Desolation is foreshown
14  Restoration is promised to succeed

What do the individual words in Isaiah 32:9 mean?

You women who are at ease Rise up Hear my voice You daughters complacent Give ear to my speech
נָשִׁים֙ שַֽׁאֲנַנּ֔וֹת קֹ֖מְנָה שְׁמַ֣עְנָה קוֹלִ֑י בָּנוֹת֙ בֹּֽטח֔וֹת הַאְזֵ֖נָּה אִמְרָתִֽי

נָשִׁים֙  You  women 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
שַֽׁאֲנַנּ֔וֹת  who  are  at  ease 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: שַׁאֲנָן  
Sense: at ease, quiet, secure.
קֹ֖מְנָה  Rise  up 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine plural
Root: קוּם 
Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
שְׁמַ֣עְנָה  Hear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine plural
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
קוֹלִ֑י  my  voice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
בָּנוֹת֙  You  daughters 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
בֹּֽטח֔וֹת  complacent 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine plural
Root: בָּטוּחַ 
Sense: to trust.
הַאְזֵ֖נָּה  Give  ear 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, feminine plural
Root: אָזַן  
Sense: to hear, listen.
אִמְרָתִֽי  to  my  speech 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: אִמְרָה 
Sense: utterance, speech, word.