Isa32:1 Behold, a king will reign righteously And princes will rule justly.
Isa32:2 Each will be like a refuge from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like streams of water in a dry country, Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched land.
Isa32:3 Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded, And the ears of those who hear will listen.
Isa32:4 The mind of the hasty will discern the truth, And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.
Isa32:5 No longer will the fool be called noble, Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.
Isa32:6 For a fool speaks nonsense, And his heart inclines toward wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord, To keep the hungry person unsatisfied And to withhold drink from the thirsty.
Isa32:7 As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy the afflicted with slander, Even though the needy one speaks what is right.
Isa32:8 But the noble man devises noble plans; And by noble plans he stands.
Isa32:9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, And hear my voice; Give ear to my word, You complacent daughters.
Isa32:10 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.
Isa32:11 Tremble, you women who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent daughters; Strip, undress and put sackcloth on your waist,
Isa32:12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine,
Isa32:13 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.
Isa32:14 Because the palace has been abandoned, the populated city forsaken. Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks;
Isa32:15 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.
Isa32:16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness And righteousness will abide in the fertile field.
Isa32:17 And the work of righteousness will be peace, And the service of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.
Isa32:18 Then my people will live in a peaceful habitation, And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places;
Isa32:19 And it will hail when the forest comes down, And the city will be utterly laid low.
Isa32:20 How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let out freely the ox and the donkey.