15 until (A)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
    and (B)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
    and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
    and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.
17 (C)And the effect of righteousness will be peace,
    and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust[a] forever.
18 My people will abide in a peaceful habitation,
    in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
19 (D)And it will hail when the forest falls down,
    (E)and the city will be utterly laid low.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:17 Or security

15 till the Spirit(A) is poured on us from on high,
    and the desert becomes a fertile field,(B)
    and the fertile field seems like a forest.(C)
16 The Lord’s justice(D) will dwell in the desert,(E)
    his righteousness(F) live in the fertile field.
17 The fruit of that righteousness(G) will be peace;(H)
    its effect will be quietness and confidence(I) forever.
18 My people will live in peaceful(J) dwelling places,
    in secure homes,(K)
    in undisturbed places of rest.(L)
19 Though hail(M) flattens the forest(N)
    and the city is leveled(O) completely,

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