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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 pay attention.
And the heart of the (B)hasty will discern knowledge,
And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.
No longer will the (C)wicked fool be called noble,
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.
For a wicked fool speaks wicked folly,
And his heart (D)does wickedness:
To do (E)ungodliness and to speak error against Yahweh,
In order to (F)make the hungry person empty;
He even causes the thirsty to lack a drink.
As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He (G)counsels wicked schemes
To (H)wreak destruction on the afflicted with lying words,
(I)Even though the needy one speaks justly.
But (J)the noble man counsels noble plans;
And by noble plans he rises up.

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  1. Isaiah 32:3 Or turned away

Eyes[a] will no longer be blind[b]
and ears[c] will be attentive.
The mind that acts rashly will possess discernment,[d]
and the tongue that stutters will speak with ease and clarity.
A fool will no longer be called honorable;
a deceiver will no longer be called principled.
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]
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]
An honorable man makes honorable plans;
his honorable character gives him security.[m]

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  1. Isaiah 32:3 tn Heb “Eyes that see.”
  2. 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.
  3. Isaiah 32:3 tn Heb “ears that hear.”
  4. Isaiah 32:4 tn Heb “the heart of rashness will understand knowledge”; cf. NAB “The flighty will become wise and capable.”
  5. Isaiah 32:6 tn Or “foolishness,” in a moral-ethical sense. See 9:17.
  6. Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “and his heart commits sin”; KJV, ASV “his heart will work iniquity”; NASB “inclines toward wickedness.”
  7. Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “in order to do [or “so that he does”] what is godless [or “defiled”].”
  8. Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “so that he leaves empty the appetite [or “desire”] of the hungry.”
  9. Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “and the drink of the thirsty he causes to fail.”
  10. Isaiah 32:7 tn Heb “as for a deceiver, his implements [or “weapons”] are evil.”
  11. Isaiah 32:7 tn Or “he plans evil things”; NIV “he makes up evil schemes.”
  12. Isaiah 32:7 tn Heb “to ruin the poor with words of falsehood, even when the needy speak what is just.”
  13. Isaiah 32:8 tn Heb “and he upon honorable things stands.”