Isaiah 32:12-20

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹² Beat your breasts in mourning
    for the pleasant fields,
    for the fruitful vines,
¹³ because my people’s land will yield only thorns and briers.
Weep for all the houses where you partied,
    in the city where you celebrated.
¹⁴ Then the fortress will be abandoned.
The crowded city will be deserted.
The citadel and the watchtower will become
    rugged ruins^[a] for a long time,
    enjoyed by wild donkeys,
    and a pasture for flocks,
¹⁵ until the Spirit is poured out on us from on high,
and the wilderness becomes a fertile field,
and the fertile field seems like a forest.
¹⁶ Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
and righteousness will live in the fertile field.
¹⁷ The result of righteousness will be peace,
and righteousness will bring lasting tranquility and security.
¹⁸ My people will live in a peaceful place,
in secure dwellings,
and in quiet resting places.
¹⁹ Even if hail destroys the forest,
or if the city is totally leveled,
²⁰ how blessed you will be,
as you sow seed beside streams,
and let your cattle and donkeys run free.