thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground] Or, speak dejectedly out of the ground. as 1 Samuel 2:3. Thy speech shall not now be loud and lofty, but low and lowly, scarce to be heard, Jeremiah 46:22.
of one that hath a familiar spirit] That use to whisper. See Chap. 8. 19.
whisper] Heb. peep. or, chirp. or, hisse.
out of the dust] Like the hissing of a Serpent peeping out of his hole, Jeremiah 46:22.