Isaiah 32:1-2
Legacy Standard Bible
A King Will Reign Righteously
32 Behold, a (A)king will reign righteously
And princes will rule justly.
2 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 [c]a weary land.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:2 Lit canals
- Isaiah 32:2 Lit heavy
- Isaiah 32:2 Lit an exhausted
Isaiah 32:1-2
New English Translation
Justice and Wisdom Will Prevail
32 Look, a king will promote fairness;[a]
officials will promote justice.[b]
2 Each of them[c] will be like a shelter from the wind
and a refuge from a rainstorm;
like streams of water in a dry region
and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:1 tn Heb “will reign according to fairness.”
- Isaiah 32:1 tn Heb “will rule according to justice.”
- Isaiah 32:2 tn Heb “a man,” but אִישׁ (ʾish) probably refers here to “each” of the officials mentioned in the previous verse.
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