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Isaiah 32:3-8
New English Translation
Isaiah 32:3-8
New English Translation
3 Eyes[a] will no longer be blind[b]
and ears[c] will be attentive.
4 The mind that acts rashly will possess discernment,[d]
and the tongue that stutters will speak with ease and clarity.
5 A fool will no longer be called honorable;
a deceiver will no longer be called principled.
6 For a fool speaks disgraceful things;[e]
his mind plans out sinful deeds.[f]
He commits godless deeds[g]
and says misleading things about the Lord;
he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite[h]
and gives the thirsty nothing to drink.[i]
7 A deceiver’s methods are evil;[j]
he dreams up evil plans[k]
to ruin the poor with lies,
even when the needy are in the right.[l]
8 An honorable man makes honorable plans;
his honorable character gives him security.[m]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:3 tn Heb “Eyes that see.”
- Isaiah 32:3 tn The Hebrew text as vocalized reads literally “will not gaze,” but this is contradictory to the context. The verb form should be revocalized as תְּשֹׁעֶינָה (teshoʿenah) from שָׁעַע (shʿaʿa, “be blinded”); see Isa 6:10; 29:9.
- Isaiah 32:3 tn Heb “ears that hear.”
- Isaiah 32:4 tn Heb “the heart of rashness will understand knowledge”; cf. NAB “The flighty will become wise and capable.”
- Isaiah 32:6 tn Or “foolishness,” in a moral-ethical sense. See 9:17.
- Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “and his heart commits sin”; KJV, ASV “his heart will work iniquity”; NASB “inclines toward wickedness.”
- Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “in order to do [or “so that he does”] what is godless [or “defiled”].”
- Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “so that he leaves empty the appetite [or “desire”] of the hungry.”
- Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “and the drink of the thirsty he causes to fail.”
- Isaiah 32:7 tn Heb “as for a deceiver, his implements [or “weapons”] are evil.”
- Isaiah 32:7 tn Or “he plans evil things”; NIV “he makes up evil schemes.”
- Isaiah 32:7 tn Heb “to ruin the poor with words of falsehood, even when the needy speak what is just.”
- Isaiah 32:8 tn Heb “and he upon honorable things stands.”
Isaiah 32:3-8
Common English Bible
Isaiah 32:3-8
Common English Bible
3 Then the eyes of those who can see will no longer be blind,
the ears of those who can hear will listen,
4 the minds of the rash will know and comprehend,
and the tongues of those who stammer will speak fluently and plainly.
5 Then a fool will no longer be called honorable,
nor a villain considered respectable.
6 Fools speak folly;
their minds devise wickedness,
acting irreverently,
speaking falsely of the Lord,
leaving the hungry empty,
and depriving the thirsty of drink.
7 As for the villain, his villainies are evil.
He plans schemes to destroy the poor with lying words,
even when the needy speak justly.
8 But an honorable person plans honorable things
and stands up for what is honorable.
Isaiah 32:3-8
New International Version
Isaiah 32:3-8
New International Version
3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,(A)
and the ears(B) of those who hear will listen.
4 The fearful heart will know and understand,(C)
and the stammering tongue(D) will be fluent and clear.
5 No longer will the fool(E) be called noble
nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
6 For fools speak folly,(F)
their hearts are bent on evil:(G)
They practice ungodliness(H)
and spread error(I) concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty(J)
and from the thirsty they withhold water.
7 Scoundrels use wicked methods,(K)
they make up evil schemes(L)
to destroy the poor with lies,
even when the plea of the needy(M) is just.(N)
8 But the noble make noble plans,
and by noble deeds(O) they stand.(P)
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