Isaiah 32
32
1Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they rule.
2And each hath been as a hiding-place [from] wind, And as a secret hiding-place [from] inundation, As rivulets of waters in a dry place, As a shadow of a heavy rock in a weary land.
3And not dazzled are the eyes of beholders, And the ears of hearers do attend.
4And the heart of those hastened Understandeth to know, And the tongue of stammerers hasteth to speak clearly.
5A fool is no more called ‘noble,’ And to a miser it is not said, ‘rich;’
6For a fool speaketh folly, And his heart doth iniquity, to do profanity, And to speak concerning Jehovah error, To empty the soul of the hungry, Yea, drink of the thirsty he causeth to lack.
7And the miser — his instruments [are] evil, He hath counselled wicked devices, To corrupt the poor with lying sayings, Even when the needy speaketh justly.
8And the noble counselled noble things, And he for noble things riseth up.
9Women, easy ones, rise, hear my voice, Daughters, confident ones, give ear [to] my saying,
10Days and a year ye are troubled, O confident ones, For consumed hath been harvest, The gathering cometh not.
11Tremble ye women, ye easy ones, Be troubled, ye confident ones, Strip and make bare, with a girdle on the loins,
12For breasts they are lamenting, For fields of desire, for the fruitful vine.
13Over the ground of my people thorn — brier goeth up, Surely over all houses of joy of the exulting city,
14Surely the palace hath been left, The multitude of the city forsaken, Fort and watchtower hath been for dens unto the age, A joy of wild asses — a pasture of herds;
15Till emptied out on us is the Spirit from on high, And a wilderness hath become a fruitful field, And the fruitful field for a forest is reckoned.
16And dwelt in the wilderness hath judgment, And righteousness in the fruitful field remaineth.
17And a work of the righteousness hath been peace, And a service of the righteousness — Keeping quiet and confidence unto the age.
18And dwelt hath My people in a peaceful habitation, And in stedfast tabernacles, And in quiet resting-places.
19And it hath hailed in the going down of the forest, And in the valley is the city low.
20Happy [are] ye sowing by all waters, Sending forth the foot of the ox and the ass!
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Isaiah 32
32
A Righteous King
1Behold, a king will reign in righteousness,
and princes will rule with justice.
2Each will be like a shelter from the wind,
a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water in a dry land,
like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
3Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will listen.
4The mind of the rash will know and understand,
and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
5No longer will a fool be called noble,
nor a scoundrel be respected.
6For a fool speaks foolishness;
his mind plots iniquity.
He practices ungodliness
and speaks falsely about the Lord;
he leaves the hungry empty
and deprives the thirsty of drink.
7The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive;
he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies,
even when the plea of the needy is just.
8But a noble man makes honorable plans;
he stands up for worthy causes.
The Women of Jerusalem
9Stand up, you complacent women;
listen to me.
Give ear to my word,
you overconfident daughters.
10In a little more than a year you will tremble,
O secure ones.
For the grape harvest will fail
and the fruit harvest will not arrive.
11Shudder, you ladies of leisure;
tremble, you daughters of complacency.
Strip yourselves bare
and put sackcloth around your waists.
12Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,
for the fruitful vines,
13and for the land of my people,
overgrown with thorns and briers—
even for every house of merriment
in this city of revelry.
14For the palace will be forsaken,
the busy city abandoned.
The hill #32:14 Hebrew the Ophel and the watchtower will become caves forever—
the delight of wild donkeys
and a pasture for flocks—
15until the Spirit is poured out
upon us from on high.
Then the desert will be an orchard,
and the orchard will seem like a forest.
16Then justice will inhabit the wilderness,
and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.
17The work of righteousness will be peace;
the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
18Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place,
in safe and secure places of rest.
19But hail will level the forest,
and the city will sink to the depths.
20Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters,
who let the ox and donkey range freely.
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