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17 And the effect of righteousness will be peace [internal and external], and the result of righteousness will be quietness and confident trust forever.

18 My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.

19 But it [the wrath of the Lord] shall hail, coming down overpoweringly on the forest [the army of the Assyrians], and the capital [a]city shall be utterly humbled and laid prostrate.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:19 Authorities find it impossible to be sure whether the “city” here means Nineveh, Jerusalem, or even Babylon. Some say it could be a composite of all the cities opposed to God.

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,

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