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Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen attentively.

The heart (mind) of those who act impulsively will discern the truth,
And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly.

The fool (the good-for-nothing) will no longer be called noble,
Nor the rogue said to be generous.

For the fool speaks nonsense,
And his heart (mind) plans wickedness:
To practice ungodliness and to speak error concerning the Lord,
To keep the craving of the hungry unsatisfied
And to deprive the thirsty of drink.

As for the rogue, his weapons are evil;
He conceives wicked plans
To ruin the poor with lies,
Even when the plea of the needy one is just and right.

But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things;
And he stands by what is noble and magnificent.

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Then (A)the eyes of those who see will not be [a]blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen.
The [b]mind of the (B)rash will discern the [c]truth,
And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly.
No longer will the (C)fool be called noble,
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.
For a fool speaks nonsense,
And his heart [d](D)inclines toward wickedness:
To practice (E)ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord,
To [e](F)keep the hungry person unsatisfied
And [f]to withhold drink from the thirsty.
As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He (G)devises wicked schemes
To (H)destroy the poor with [g]slander,
(I)Even though the needy one speaks [h]what is right.
But (J)the noble person devises noble plans;
And by noble plans he stands.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:3 Or turned away
  2. Isaiah 32:4 Lit heart
  3. Isaiah 32:4 Lit knowledge
  4. Isaiah 32:6 Or does
  5. Isaiah 32:6 Lit make empty the hungry soul
  6. Isaiah 32:6 Lit he deprives the thirsty
  7. Isaiah 32:7 Lit words of falsehood
  8. Isaiah 32:7 Lit justly