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Isaiah 32

¹Behold, a[1] King will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice.

²Each [one of them] will be like a hiding place from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like streams of water in a dry land, Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched and weary land [to those who turn to them].

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

⁴The heart (mind) of those who act impulsively will discern the truth, And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly.

⁵The fool (the good-for-nothing) will no longer be called noble, Nor the rogue said to be generous.

⁶For the fool speaks nonsense, And his heart (mind) plans wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error concerning the LORD, To keep the craving of the hungry unsatisfied And to deprive the thirsty of drink.

⁷As for the rogue, his weapons are evil; He conceives wicked plans To ruin the poor with lies, Even when the plea of the needy one is just and right.

⁸But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things; And he stands by what is noble and magnificent.

⁹Rise up, you women who are carefree, And hear my voice, You confident and unsuspecting daughters! Listen to what I am saying.

¹⁰In little more than a year You will tremble [with anxiety], you unsuspecting and complacent women; For the vintage has ended, And the harvest will not come.

¹¹Tremble, you women who are carefree; Tremble with fear, you complacent ones! Strip, undress and wear sackcloth on your waist [in grief],

¹²Beat your breasts [in mourning] for the beautiful fields, for the fruitful vine,

¹³For the land of my people growing over with thorns and briars— Yes, [mourn] for all the houses of joy in the joyous city.

¹⁴For the palace has been abandoned, the populated city deserted; The hill [of the city] and the watchtower have become caves [for wild animals] forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,

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

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

¹⁷And the effect of righteousness will be peace, And the result of righteousness will be quietness and confident trust forever.

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

¹⁹But it will hail, when the forest comes down, And the [capital] city will fall in utter humiliation.

²⁰Blessed (happy, fortunate) are you who cast your seed upon all waters [[2] when the river overflows its banks and irrigates the land], You who allow the ox and the donkey to roam freely.