Isaiah 32
32
1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 2And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the storm; as brooks of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land. 3And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken; 4and the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. 5The vile man shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful: 6for the vile man will speak villainy, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. 7The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right. 8But the noble deviseth noble things; and to noble things doth he stand.
9Rise up, ye women that are at ease, hear my voice; ye careless daughters, give ear unto my speech. 10In a year and some days shall ye be troubled, ye careless women; for the vintage shall fail, the ingathering shall not come. 11Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones; strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth on your loins! 12They shall smite on the breasts in lamentation for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vineyards. 13Upon the land of my people shall come up thistles and briars, yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city. 14For the palace shall be deserted, the multitude of the city shall be forsaken; hill and watchtower shall be caves for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; 15until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. 16And judgment shall inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness dwell in the fruitful field. 17And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance for ever. 18And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places. 19And it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place. 20Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Yeshayah (Isaiah) 32
32
1See, a sovereign shall reign in righteousness, and rulers rule in right-ruling.
2And each one shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a shelter from the downpour, as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
3And the eyes of those who see are not dim, and the ears of those who hear listen.
4And the heart of the rash understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers hurries to speak plainly.
5A fool is no longer called noble, nor the scoundrel said to be respectable;
6for a fool speaks folly, and his heart works wickedness: to practise filthiness, and to speak against יהוה that which misleads, to starve the being of the hungry, and to withhold the drink from the thirsty.
7And the methods of the scoundrel are evil – he has devised wicked plans to destroy the poor with words of falsehood, even when the needy pleads for right-ruling.
8But the generous one devises what is generous, and by generous deeds he rises up.
9Rise up, you women who are at ease, hear my voice; rise up you complacent daughters, listen to my speech.
10In little more than a year you shall be troubled, you complacent women; for the grape harvest shall fail, the ingathering shall not come.
11Tremble, you women who are at ease; be troubled, you complacent ones; strip yourselves, make yourselves bare, and gird sackcloth on your waists.
12Lament upon the breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruit-bearing vine.
13Weeds and thornbushes come up over the ground of My people, indeed, over all the houses of joy, the city of revelry;
14for the palace is abandoned, the crowded city deserted. Hill and watchtower serve as caves forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks;
15until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness shall become garden-land, and the garden-land be reckoned as a forest.
16Then right-ruling shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the garden-land.
17The work of righteousness shall be peace, and the service of righteousness be rest and safety forever.
18And My people shall dwell in a home of peace, and in safe dwellings, and in undisturbed resting places,
19even when hail shall fall, felling the forest, and the city be brought low in humiliation.
20Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send out the foot of the ox and the donkey.
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