Isaiah
29:4
4 And thou shalt be brought down [shaphel], and shalt speak [dabar]
out of the ground ['erets], and thy speech ['imrah] shall be low [shachach] out
of the dust [`aphar], and thy voice [qowl] shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit ['owb], out of the ground ['erets],
and thy speech ['imrah] shall whisper [tsaphaph] out of the dust [`aphar]. KJV-Interlinear
4 And you will be brought low;
from the earth you shall speak, and from the dust your speech will be bowed
down; your voice shall come from the ground like the voice of a ghost, and from
the dust your speech shall whisper. ESV
The underlying rejection of God, is ever present as
the arrogant refuse to listen, refuse to learn, refuse to see the truth, refuse
to see their own arrogance, and the falseness of their own beliefs. When
arrogance enjoys the prosperity and freedom to do as it pleases, then God, and
Gods plan are despised. Heads are held
high, and opinions are loud and vocal.
And so the little things are made priorities, and the
major things are disregarded.
And so God, sooner or later brings the arrogant,
down. That is, they are humiliated even
in public, even as they were arrogant in public.
Their loud voice will change to a softer mumble or
mutter. Not that their beliefs will
change, for in general many who have made arrogance primary in their life, are
stuck in arrogance, almost never recognizing their transgressions.
In ancient times, soothsayers, would reside in caves
or in sheltered places out of the public view.
They carry out their false communications with the
dead, and do so in soft and quiet voices.
Generally to promote dramatic appearances.
And so it is when the arrogant are eventually humiliated,
their voice tone will soften and they will speak not so loudly, but in quiet
mutterings. Still holding to their false
beliefs, but in a more quiet fashion.
Often times they will never learn, even in great humiliation,
because one of the biggest characteristics of arrogance is the unwillingness to
listen and learn.
When the hammer of Gods justice or judgment or
discipline comes down, then the humiliations are not just simple embarrassments,
but massive humiliations.
And even then, change is extremely difficult for those
who have refused to see he truth for so long.
