Isaiah 32
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The Kingdom of Righteousness
1#Isa 9:6–7; Jer 33:15 See, a king shall reign in righteousness,
and princes shall rule justly.
2#Isa 25:4; 7:14 A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind,
and a shelter from the tempest,
as rivers of water in a dry place,
as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
3#Isa 29:18 The eyes of those who see shall not be blinded,
and the ears of those who hear shall listen.
4#Isa 29:24 The heart also of the hasty shall understand knowledge,
and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
5#Isa 5:20 The vile person shall no more be called noble,
nor the rogue be spoken of as generous;
6#1Sa 24:13; Isa 3:15 for the vile person will speak nonsense,
and his heart will work iniquity:
to practice hypocrisy
and to utter error against the Lord,
to keep the hungry unsatisfied
and to withhold drink from the thirsty.
7#Jer 5:26–28; Isa 5:23 The instruments also of the rogue are evil;
he devises wicked schemes
to destroy the poor with lying words,
even when the needy speaks right.
8But the noble devises noble things,
and by noble things he stands.
The Women of Jerusalem
9#Isa 28:23; 3:16 Rise up, you women who are at ease,
hear my voice;
you careless daughters,
give ear to my speech.
10#Isa 7:23 Within a year and a few days
you shall be troubled, you careless daughters;
for the vintage is ended
and the fruit gathering shall not come.
11Tremble, you women who are at ease;
be troubled, you careless daughters;
strip, undress,
and put sackcloth on your waist.
12Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,
for the fruitful vine,
13#Isa 22:2; 7:23 for the land of my people
in which thorns and briers shall come up,
yes, for all the joyful houses
and for the jubilant city;
14#Isa 24:10; 24:12 because the palaces have been forsaken,
the populated city is forsaken.
The forts and towers shall be caves forever,
a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks,
15#Isa 29:17; 35:1–2 until the Spirit is poured on us from on high,
and the wilderness is a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
The Peace of God’s Reign
16Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness,
and righteousness will abide in the fruitful field.
17#Ps 119:165; Ro 14:17 The work of righteousness shall be peace,
and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
18#Hos 2:18–23; Zec 2:5 My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation
and in secure dwellings
and in quiet resting places;
19#Isa 28:17; 26:5 and it shall hail when the forest comes down,
and the city shall be utterly laid low.
20#Ecc 11:1; Isa 30:23–24 How blessed are you
who sow beside all waters,
who send out freely the ox and the donkey.
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Isaiah 32
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A King with Integrity
1Some day there will be a king who rules with integrity, and national leaders who govern with justice. 2Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a place to hide from storms. They will be like streams flowing in a desert, like the shadow of a giant rock in a barren land. 3Their eyes and ears will be open to the needs of the people. 4They will not be impatient any longer, but they will act with understanding and will say what they mean. 5No one will think that a fool is honourable or say that a scoundrel is honest. 6A fool speaks foolishly and thinks up evil things to do. What he does and what he says are an insult to the LORD, and he never feeds the hungry or gives thirsty people anything to drink. 7A stupid person is evil and does evil things; he plots to ruin the poor with lies and to prevent them getting their rights. 8But an honourable person acts honestly and stands firm for what is right.
Judgement and Restoration
9You women who live an easy life, free from worries, listen to what I am saying. 10You may be satisfied now, but this time next year you will be in despair because there will be no grapes for you to gather. 11You have been living an easy life, free from worries; but now, tremble with fear! Strip off your clothes and tie rags round your waist. 12Beat your breasts in grief because the fertile fields and the vineyards have been destroyed, 13and thorn bushes and briars are growing on my people's land. Weep for all the houses where people were happy and for the city that was full of life. 14Even the palace will be abandoned and the capital city totally deserted. Homes and the forts that guarded them will be in ruins for ever. Wild donkeys will roam there, and sheep will find pasture there.
15But once more God will send us his Spirit. The waste land will become fertile, and fields will produce rich crops. 16Everywhere in the land righteousness and justice will be done. 17Because everyone will do what is right, there will be peace and security for ever. 18God's people will be free from worries, and their homes peaceful and safe. 19(But hail will fall on the forests, and the city will be torn down.) 20How happy everyone will be with plenty of water for the crops and safe pasture everywhere for the donkeys and cattle.
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Good News Bible. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.