Isaiah 32
32
A King Will Reign in Righteousness
1Behold, #Ps. 72:1, 2, 4; Jer. 23:5; See ch. 11:1-4a king will reign in righteousness,
and princes will rule in justice.
2 # ch. 4:6; 25:4 Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a shelter from the storm,
# ch. 33:21 like streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
3 # See ch. 29:18 Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
4The heart of the hasty will understand and know,
# ch. 35:6 and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly.
5 # [ch. 5:20] The fool will no more be called noble,
nor the scoundrel said to be honorable.
6For #1 Sam. 24:13 the fool speaks folly,
and his heart is busy with iniquity,
to practice ungodliness,
to utter error concerning the Lord,
# [ch. 3:14, 15] to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied,
and to deprive the thirsty of drink.
7As for the scoundrel—#Mic. 2:1, 2his devices are evil;
he plans wicked schemes
to ruin the poor with lying words,
even when the plea of the needy is right.
8But he who is noble plans noble things,
and on noble things he stands.
Complacent Women Warned of Disaster
9 # See ch. 3:16–4:1 Rise up, you women #Amos 6:1who are at ease, hear my voice;
you complacent daughters, give ear to my speech.
10In little more than a year
you will shudder, you complacent women;
for the grape harvest fails,
the fruit harvest will not come.
11Tremble, you women #[See ver. 9 above] who are at ease,
shudder, you complacent ones;
# [ch. 47:2, 3] strip, and make yourselves bare,
# See Gen. 37:34 and tie sackcloth around your waist.
12 # [ch. 24:7] Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,
for the fruitful vine,
13 # ch. 7:23; 34:13; Hos. 9:6 for the soil of my people
growing up in thorns and briers,
# [ch. 24:11, 12] yes, for all the joyous houses
in the exultant city.
14For the palace is forsaken,
the populous city deserted;
the hill and the watchtower
will become dens forever,
#
Jer. 2:24
a joy of wild donkeys,
a pasture of flocks;
15until #[ch. 11:2; Joel 2:28] the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
and #ch. 35:1, 2; [ch. 29:17]the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.
16Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.
17 #
James 3:18; [ch. 1:27; Ps. 72:3; 119:165] And the effect of righteousness will be peace,
and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust#32:17 Or security forever.
18My people will abide in a peaceful habitation,
in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
19 # ch. 28:2, 17 And it will hail when the forest falls down,
# ch. 26:5 and the city will be utterly laid low.
20 #
Eccles. 11:1; [ch. 30:23] Happy are you who sow beside all waters,
who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free.
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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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