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
32
Justice Will Rule
1A king and his leaders
will rule with justice.
2They will be a place of safety
from stormy winds,
a stream in the desert,
and a rock that gives shade
from the heat of the sun.
3Then everyone who has eyes
will open them and see,
and those who have ears
will pay attention.
4All who are impatient
will take time to think;
everyone who stutters
will talk clearly.
5Fools will no longer
be highly respected,
and crooks won't be given
positions of honor.
6Fools talk foolishness.
They always make plans
to do sinful things,
to lie about the Lord,
to let the hungry starve,
and to keep water from those
who are thirsty.
7Cruel people tell lies—
they do evil things,
and make cruel plans
to destroy the poor and needy,
even when they beg
for justice.
8But helpful people
can always be trusted
to make helpful plans.
Punishment for the Women of Jerusalem
9Listen to what I say,
you women who are carefree
and careless!
10You may not have worries now,
but in about a year,
the grape harvest will fail,
and you will tremble.
11Shake and shudder,
you women without a care!
Strip off your clothes—
put on sackcloth.
12Slap your breasts in sorrow
because of what happened
to the fruitful fields
and vineyards,
13and to the happy homes
in Jerusalem.
The land of my people
is covered with thorns.
14The palace will be deserted,
the crowded city empty.
Fortresses and towers
will forever become
playgrounds for wild donkeys
and pastures for sheep.
God's Spirit Makes the Difference
15When the Spirit is given to us
from heaven,
deserts will become orchards
thick as fertile forests.
16Honesty and justice
will prosper there,
17and justice will produce
lasting peace and security.
18You, the Lord's people,
will live in peace,
calm and secure,
19even if hailstones flatten
forests and cities.
20You will have God's blessing,
as you plant your crops
beside streams,
while your donkeys and cattle
roam freely about.
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