Isaiah 32:3-8
New English Translation
3 Eyes[a] will no longer be blind[b]
and ears[c] will be attentive.
4 The mind that acts rashly will possess discernment,[d]
and the tongue that stutters will speak with ease and clarity.
5 A fool will no longer be called honorable;
a deceiver will no longer be called principled.
6 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]
7 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]
8 An honorable man makes honorable plans;
his honorable character gives him security.[m]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:3 tn Heb “Eyes that see.”
- 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.
- Isaiah 32:3 tn Heb “ears that hear.”
- Isaiah 32:4 tn Heb “the heart of rashness will understand knowledge”; cf. NAB “The flighty will become wise and capable.”
- Isaiah 32:6 tn Or “foolishness,” in a moral-ethical sense. See 9:17.
- Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “and his heart commits sin”; KJV, ASV “his heart will work iniquity”; NASB “inclines toward wickedness.”
- Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “in order to do [or “so that he does”] what is godless [or “defiled”].”
- Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “so that he leaves empty the appetite [or “desire”] of the hungry.”
- Isaiah 32:6 tn Heb “and the drink of the thirsty he causes to fail.”
- Isaiah 32:7 tn Heb “as for a deceiver, his implements [or “weapons”] are evil.”
- Isaiah 32:7 tn Or “he plans evil things”; NIV “he makes up evil schemes.”
- Isaiah 32:7 tn Heb “to ruin the poor with words of falsehood, even when the needy speak what is just.”
- Isaiah 32:8 tn Heb “and he upon honorable things stands.”
Isaiah 32:3-8
New Living Translation
3 Then everyone who has eyes will be able to see the truth,
and everyone who has ears will be able to hear it.
4 Even the hotheads will be full of sense and understanding.
Those who stammer will speak out plainly.
5 In that day ungodly fools will not be heroes.
Scoundrels will not be respected.
6 For fools speak foolishness
and make evil plans.
They practice ungodliness
and spread false teachings about the Lord.
They deprive the hungry of food
and give no water to the thirsty.
7 The smooth tricks of scoundrels are evil.
They plot crooked schemes.
They lie to convict the poor,
even when the cause of the poor is just.
8 But generous people plan to do what is generous,
and they stand firm in their generosity.
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