Isaias (Isaiah) 32
32
1BEHOLD, a king shall reign in justice: and princes shall rule in judgment.
2And a man shall be as when one is hid from the wind, and hideth himself from a storm: as rivers of waters in drought, and the shadow of a rock that standeth out in a desert land.
3The eyes of them that see shall not be dim: and the ears of them that hear shall hearken diligently.
4And the heart of fools shall understand knowledge: and the tongue of stammerers shall speak readily and plain.
5The fool shall no more be called prince: neither shall the deceitful be called great.
6For the fool will speak foolish things, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy and speak to the Lord deceitfully, and to make empty the soul of the hungry and take away drink from the thirsty.
7The vessels of the deceitful are most wicked: for he hath framed devices to destroy the meek with lying words, when the poor man speaketh judgment.
8But the prince will devise such things as are worthy of a prince: and he shall stand above the rulers.
9Rise up, ye rich women, and hear my voice: ye confident daughters, give ear to my speech.
10For after days and a year, you that are confident shall be troubled: for the vintage is at an end, the gathering shall come no more.
11Be astonished, ye rich women, be troubled, ye confident ones: strip you, and be confounded, gird your loins.
12Mourn for your breasts, for the delightful country, for the fruitful vineyard.
13Upon the land of my people shall thorns and briers come up. How much more upon all the houses of joy, of the city that rejoiced!
14For the house is forsaken, the multitude of the city is left, darkness and obscurity are come upon its dens for ever: a joy of wild asses, the pastures of flocks,
15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high. And the desert shall be as a Charmel: and Charmel shall be counted for a forest.
16And judgment shall dwell in the wilderness: and justice shall sit in Charmel.
17And the work of justice shall be peace: and the service of justice quietness and security for ever.
18And my people shall sit in the beauty of peace, and in the tabernacles of confidence, and in wealthy rest.
19But hail shall be in the descent of the forest: and the city shall be made very low.
20Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, sending thither the foot of the ox and the ass.
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Isaiah 32
32
The Kingdom of Righteousness
1See, a king will reign in righteousness
and rulers will rule with justice.
2Each one will be like a shelter from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water in the desert
and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.
3Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will listen.
4The fearful heart will know and understand,
and the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.
5No longer will the fool be called noble
nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
6For fools speak folly,
their hearts are bent on evil:
They practice ungodliness
and spread error concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty
and from the thirsty they withhold water.
7Scoundrels use wicked methods,
they make up evil schemes
to destroy the poor with lies,
even when the plea of the needy is just.
8But the noble make noble plans,
and by noble deeds they stand.
The Women of Jerusalem
9You women who are so complacent,
rise up and listen to me;
you daughters who feel secure,
hear what I have to say!
10In little more than a year
you who feel secure will tremble;
the grape harvest will fail,
and the harvest of fruit will not come.
11Tremble, you complacent women;
shudder, you daughters who feel secure!
Strip off your fine clothes
and wrap yourselves in rags.
12Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,
for the fruitful vines
13and for the land of my people,
a land overgrown with thorns and briers—
yes, mourn for all houses of merriment
and for this city of revelry.
14The fortress will be abandoned,
the noisy city deserted;
citadel and watchtower will become a wasteland forever,
the delight of donkeys, a pasture for flocks,
15till the Spirit is poured on us from on high,
and the desert becomes a fertile field,
and the fertile field seems like a forest.
16The Lord’s justice will dwell in the desert,
his righteousness live in the fertile field.
17The fruit of that righteousness will be peace;
its effect will be quietness and confidence forever.
18My people will live in peaceful dwelling places,
in secure homes,
in undisturbed places of rest.
19Though hail flattens the forest
and the city is leveled completely,
20how blessed you will be,
sowing your seed by every stream,
and letting your cattle and donkeys range free.
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