15 Until the (A)Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,
And the wilderness becomes a (B)fertile field,
And the fertile field is considered as a forest.
16 Then (C)justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness will remain in the fertile field.
17 And the (D)work of righteousness will be peace,
And the service of righteousness, (E)quietness and [a]confidence forever.
18 Then my people will live in a (F)peaceful settlement,
In secure dwellings, and in undisturbed (G)resting places;

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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)

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