The Glorious Future

32 Behold, a (A)king will reign righteously,
And officials will rule justly.
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.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:2 Lit canals
  2. Isaiah 32:2 Lit heavy

The Kingdom of Righteousness

32 See, a king(A) will reign in righteousness
    and rulers will rule with justice.(B)
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.

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10 “For this is what the Lord says: ‘When (A)seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My (B)good word to you, to bring you back to this place.

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10 This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years(A) are completed for Babylon, I will come to you(B) and fulfill my good promise(C) to bring you back(D) to this place.

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42 For this is what the Lord says: ‘(A)Just as I brought all this great disaster on this people, so I am going to (B)bring on them all the good that I am promising them.

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42 “This is what the Lord says: As I have brought all this great calamity(A) on this people, so I will give them all the prosperity I have promised(B) them.

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[a]It will be to Me a (A)name of joy, praise, and glory before (B)all the nations of the earth, which will hear of all the (C)good that I do for them, and they will be (D)frightened and tremble because of all the good and all the peace that I make for it.’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 33:9 I.e., This city

Then this city will bring me renown,(A) joy, praise(B) and honor(C) before all nations on earth that hear of all the good things I do for it; and they will be in awe and will tremble(D) at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it.’

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23 “Then I will (A)appoint over them one (B)shepherd, My servant (C)David, and he will feed them; he will feed them himself and be their shepherd. 24 And I, the Lord, will be their God, and My servant (D)David will be prince among them; I the Lord have spoken.

25 “And I will make a (E)covenant of peace with them and (F)eliminate harmful animals from the land, so that they may (G)live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

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23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend(A) them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.(B) 24 I the Lord will be their God,(C) and my servant David(D) will be prince among them.(E) I the Lord have spoken.(F)

25 “‘I will make a covenant(G) of peace(H) with them and rid the land of savage beasts(I) so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.(J)

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For this is what the Lord of armies says: ‘(A)Once more [a]in a (B)little while, I am going to (C)shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land. I will shake (D)all the nations; and [b]they will come with the (E)wealth of all nations, and I will (F)fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord of armies. ‘The (G)silver is Mine and the gold is Mine,’ declares the Lord of armies. ‘The latter (H)glory of this house will be greater than the (I)former,’ says the Lord of armies, ‘and in this place I will give (J)peace,’ declares the Lord of armies.”

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Footnotes

  1. Haggai 2:6 Lit it is a little
  2. Haggai 2:7 Another reading is the wealth of all nations will come

“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In a little while(A) I will once more shake the heavens and the earth,(B) the sea and the dry land. I will shake all nations, and what is desired(C) by all nations will come, and I will fill this house(D) with glory,(E)’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘The silver is mine and the gold(F) is mine,’ declares the Lord Almighty. ‘The glory(G) of this present house(H) will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,(I)’ declares the Lord Almighty.”

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