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Isaiah 32:1-8
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Isaiah 32:1-8
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The Kingdom of Righteousness
32 See, a king(A) will reign in righteousness
and rulers will rule with justice.(B)
2 Each one will be like a shelter(C) from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,(D)
like streams of water(E) in the desert(F)
and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.
3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,(G)
and the ears(H) of those who hear will listen.
4 The fearful heart will know and understand,(I)
and the stammering tongue(J) will be fluent and clear.
5 No longer will the fool(K) be called noble
nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
6 For fools speak folly,(L)
their hearts are bent on evil:(M)
They practice ungodliness(N)
and spread error(O) concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty(P)
and from the thirsty they withhold water.
7 Scoundrels use wicked methods,(Q)
they make up evil schemes(R)
to destroy the poor with lies,
even when the plea of the needy(S) is just.(T)
8 But the noble make noble plans,
and by noble deeds(U) they stand.(V)
Isaiah 32:1-8
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Isaiah 32:1-8
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The Glorious Future
32 Behold, a (A)king will reign righteously,
And officials will rule justly.
2 Each will be like a (B)refuge from the wind
And a shelter from the storm,
Like [a](C)streams of water in a dry country,
Like the (D)shade of a [b]huge rock in an exhausted land.
3 Then (E)the eyes of those who see will not be [c]blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen.
4 The [d]mind of the (F)rash will discern the [e]truth,
And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly.
5 No longer will the (G)fool be called noble,
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.
6 For a fool speaks nonsense,
And his heart [f](H)inclines toward wickedness:
To practice (I)ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord,
To [g](J)keep the hungry person unsatisfied
And [h]to withhold drink from the thirsty.
7 As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He (K)devises wicked schemes
To (L)destroy the poor with [i]slander,
(M)Even though the needy one speaks [j]what is right.
8 But (N)the noble person devises noble plans;
And by noble plans he stands.
Isaiah 32:16-18
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Isaiah 32:16-18
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16 The Lord’s justice(A) will dwell in the desert,(B)
his righteousness(C) live in the fertile field.
17 The fruit of that righteousness(D) will be peace;(E)
its effect will be quietness and confidence(F) forever.
18 My people will live in peaceful(G) dwelling places,
in secure homes,(H)
in undisturbed places of rest.(I)
Isaiah 32:16-18
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Isaiah 32:16-18
New American Standard Bible
16 Then (A)justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness will remain in the fertile field.
17 And the (B)work of righteousness will be peace,
And the service of righteousness, (C)quietness and [a]confidence forever.
18 Then my people will live in a (D)peaceful settlement,
In secure dwellings, and in undisturbed (E)resting places;
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