Isaiah 32
Revised Geneva Translation
32 Behold, a King shall reign in justice, and the princes shall rule in judgment.
2 A man shall be like a hiding place from the wind, and a refuge from the storm, as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
3 The eyes of the seeing shall not be shut, and the ears of those who hear, shall listen.
4 And the heart of the foolish shall understand knowledge. And the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak distinctly.
5 No more shall a foolish person be called noble, nor the scoundrel generous.
6 But the fool will speak foolishness, and his heart will work iniquity, and do wickedly, and speak falsely against the LORD, to make the hungry soul empty, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
7 For the weapons of the scoundrel are wicked. He devises wicked counsels to undo the poor with lying words, and to speak against the poor in judgment.
8 But the generous man will devise generous things. And he will continue his generosity.
9 Rise up you women who are at ease! Hear my voice, you careless daughters! Listen to my words!
10 For many days and years, you women who are careless shall be in fear. For the vintage shall fail, and the harvests shall come no more.
11 Be astonished, you women who are at ease! Fear, O you careless women! Take off your clothes. Make yourselves bare and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
12 Men shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields and for the fruitful vine.
13 Upon the land of my people shall grow thorns and briers —yea, upon all the houses of joy —in the city of rejoicing.
14 Because the palace shall be forsaken, the noise of the city shall be left. The tower and fortress shall be caves forever —the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks —
15 until the Spirit is poured upon us from above and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the plenteous field is counted as a forest.
16 And judgment shall dwell in the desert. And justice shall remain in the fruitful field.
17 And the work of justice shall be peace, even the work of justice and quietness and assurance, forever.
18 And my people shall dwell in the tabernacle of peace, and in sure dwellings, and in safe resting places.
19 When it hails, it shall fall on the forest. And the city shall be humiliated.
20 Blessed are you who sow upon all waters and drive the feet of the ox and the donkey.
Isaiah 32
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Righteous Kingdom
32
See, a king will reign in righteousness,
and officials will govern with justice.
2 Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water for a dry place,
like the shade of a massive cliff in a parched land.
3 The eyes of those who see will not be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will listen.
4 Hasty hearts[a] will gain understanding,
and stammering tongues will speak clearly.
5 The fool will no longer be called noble,
nor will rogues be treated like respectable people.[b]
6 The fool speaks folly,
and his heart plots evil:
to do what is ungodly,
to tell lies about the Lord,
to deny food to the hungry,
and to refuse even one drink for the thirsty.
7 The rogue’s ways are evil.
He plots evil to ruin the humble with lies,
even when the poor speak with justice.
8 But the noble man plans noble deeds,
and by noble deeds he stands.
Judgment and Restoration
9 Get up, you complacent women, and listen!
You carefree girls, hear what I have to say!
10 In a little more than a year, you carefree women will be worried,
because the grape harvest will fail,
and the fruit harvest will not arrive.
11 Tremble, you complacent women!
Be worried, you carefree girls!
Strip yourselves naked,
and put sackcloth around your waist.
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[c] 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.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:4 Or rash minds
- Isaiah 32:5 Or celebrities
- Isaiah 32:14 Or animals’ dens
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