17 And the (A)work of righteousness will be peace,
And the service of righteousness, (B)quietness and [a]confidence forever.
18 Then my people will live in a (C)peaceful settlement,
In secure dwellings, and in undisturbed (D)resting places;
19 And it will (E)hail when the (F)forest comes down,
And (G)the city will be utterly laid low.
20 How (H)blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters,
Who [b]let the ox and the donkey out freely.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:17 Or security
  2. Isaiah 32:20 Lit send out the foot of the ox

17 The fruit of that righteousness(A) will be peace;(B)
    its effect will be quietness and confidence(C) forever.
18 My people will live in peaceful(D) dwelling places,
    in secure homes,(E)
    in undisturbed places of rest.(F)
19 Though hail(G) flattens the forest(H)
    and the city is leveled(I) completely,
20 how blessed you will be,
    sowing(J) your seed by every stream,(K)
    and letting your cattle and donkeys range free.(L)

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