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Isaiah Chapter 32 - New American Standard Bible

1. BEHOLD, a king will reign righteously And princes will rule justly.

2. Each will be like a refuge from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like [3] streams of water in a dry country, Like the shade of a [2] huge rock in [1] a parched land.

3. Then the eyes of those who see will not be [4] blinded, And the ears of those who hear will listen.

4. The [6] mind of the hasty will discern the [5] truth, And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.

5. No longer will the fool be called noble, Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.

6. For a fool speaks nonsense, And his heart [9] inclines toward wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the LORD, To [8] keep the hungry person unsatisfied And [7] to withhold drink from the thirsty.

7. As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy the afflicted with [11] slander, Even though the needy one speaks [10] what is right.

8. But the noble man devises noble plans; And by noble plans he stands.

9. Rise up, you women who are at ease, And hear my voice; Give ear to my word, You complacent daughters.

10. Within a year and a few days You will be troubled, O complacent daughters; For the vintage is ended, And the fruit gathering will not come.

11. Tremble, you women who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent daughters; Strip, undress and put sackcloth on your waist,

12. Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine,

13. For the land of my people in which thorns and briars shall come up; Yea, for all the joyful houses and for the jubilant city.

14. Because the palace has been abandoned, the [13] populated city forsaken. [12] Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks;

15. Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is considered as a forest.

16. Then justice will dwell in the wilderness And righteousness will abide in the fertile field.

17. And the work of righteousness will be peace, And the service of righteousness, quietness and [14] confidence forever.

18. Then my people will live in a peaceful habitation, And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places;

19. And it will hail when the forest comes down, And the city will be utterly laid low.

20. How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who [15] let out freely the ox and the donkey.

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Footnotes
  • 1: Lit heaviness
  • 2: Lit uplifting
  • 3: Lit sifting of the worthless
  • 4: Lit misleads
  • 5: Lit the song
  • 6: Lit the majesty of His voice
  • 7: Lit descent
  • 8: Lit passing
  • 9: Lit staff of foundation
  • 10: I.e. the place of human sacrifice to Molech
  • 11: Lit Its pile
  • 12: Or hovering
  • 13: Lit they
  • 14: Lit flee
  • 15: Lit canals

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