Isaiah 32:3-8
New American Standard Bible
3 Then (A)the eyes of those who see will not be [a]blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen.
4 The [b]mind of the (B)rash will discern the [c]truth,
And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly.
5 No longer will the (C)fool be called noble,
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.
6 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.
7 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.
8 But (J)the noble person devises noble plans;
And by noble plans he stands.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:3 Or turned away
- Isaiah 32:4 Lit heart
- Isaiah 32:4 Lit knowledge
- Isaiah 32:6 Or does
- Isaiah 32:6 Lit make empty the hungry soul
- Isaiah 32:6 Lit he deprives the thirsty
- Isaiah 32:7 Lit words of falsehood
- Isaiah 32:7 Lit justly
Isaiah 32:3-8
International Standard Version
3 Then the eyes of those who can see won’t turn away,
and the ears of those who can hear will listen.
4 The hearts of reckless people will understand sound judgment,
and the tongues of those who stammer will be ready to speak clearly.
5 People will no longer call a fool[a] noble,
nor will a bad person be declared honorable.
6 For fools utter contempt,
and their minds plot[b] wrong things:
practicing ungodliness,
spreading lies about the Lord,
leaving the pangs of hungry people unsatisfied,
and depriving thirsty people of drink.
7 Furthermore, the crimes of bad people are evil;
and[c] they devise wicked schemes,
destroying the poor[d] with lying words,
even when needy people plead[e] a just cause.
8 But those who are decent plan noble things,
and by noble deeds they stand.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:5 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads No longer will a fool will be called
- Isaiah 32:6 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads work
- Isaiah 32:7 So 1QIsaa LXX; the Heb. lacks and
- Isaiah 32:7 1QIsaa and MT use two different synonyms
- Isaiah 32:7 So 1QIsaa; cf. LXX; MT reads a needy one pleads
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