Isaiah 32:1-20
32 Look! A king+ will reign for righteousness,+And princes will rule for justice.
2 And each one will be like a hiding place* from the wind,A place of concealment* from the rainstorm,Like streams of water in a waterless land,+Like the shadow of a massive crag in a parched land.
3 Then the eyes of those seeing will no longer be pasted shut,And the ears of those hearing will pay attention.
4 The heart of those who are impetuous will ponder over knowledge,And the stammering tongue will speak fluently and clearly.+
5 The senseless one will no longer be called generous,And the unprincipled man will not be called noble;
6 For the senseless one will speak nonsense,And his heart will devise harmful things,+To promote apostasy* and to speak what is wayward against Jehovah,To cause the hungry one* to go unfedAnd to deprive the thirsty one of something to drink.
7 The devices of the unprincipled man are bad;+He promotes shameful conductTo ruin the afflicted one with lies,+Even when the poor speaks what is right.
8 But the generous one has generous intentions,And in generous* endeavors he perseveres.
9 “You complacent women, get up and listen to my voice!
You carefree daughters,+ pay attention to what I say!
10 In a little over a year, you who are carefree will shudder,Because no fruit will have been gathered when the grape harvest ends.+
11 Tremble, you complacent women!
Shudder, you who are carefree!
Strip yourselves bare,And put sackcloth around your hips.+
12 Beat your breasts in lamentationOver the desirable fields and the fruitful vine.
13 For the ground of my people will be covered with thorns and briars;They will cover all the houses of rejoicing,Yes, the city of exultation.+
14 For the fortified tower has been forsaken;The noisy city has been abandoned.+
Oʹphel+ and the watchtower have become a permanent wasteland,A delight for wild donkeys,A pasture for the flocks,+
15 Until the spirit is poured out on us from above,+And the wilderness becomes an orchard,And the orchard is regarded as a forest.+
16 Then justice will reside in the wilderness,And righteousness will dwell in the orchard.+
17 The result of true righteousness will be peace,+And the fruitage of true righteousness will be lasting tranquility and security.+
18 My people will dwell in a peaceful abiding place,In secure dwellings and in tranquil resting-places.+
19 But the hail will flatten the forest,And the city will be completely leveled.
20 Happy are you who sow seed alongside all waters,Who send out* the bull and the donkey.”+
Footnotes
^ Or “a shelter.”
^ Or “A refuge.”
^ Or “act in an irreverent way.”
^ Or “the soul of the hungry one.”
^ Or “noble.”
^ Or “let loose.”
