Isaiah 32
1 For, behold, a righteous king shall
reign, and princes shall govern with judgment.
2 And a man shall hide his words, and
be hidden, as from rushing water, and shall appear in Sion as a rushing river,
glorious in a thirsty land. 3 And they
shall no more trust in men, but they shall incline their ears to hear.
4 And the heart of the weak ones shall
attend to hear, and the stammering tongues shall soon learn to speak peace.
5 And they shall no more at all tell a
fool to rule, and thy servants shall no more at all say, Be silent.
6 For the fool shall speak foolish
words, and his heart shall meditate vanities, and to perform lawless deeds and
to speak error against the Lord, to scatter hungry souls, and he will cause
the thirsty souls to be empty. 7 For
the counsel of the wicked will devise iniquity, to destroy the poor with
unjust words, and
aGr. disperse the words.ruin the cause of the poor in judgment.
8 But the godly have devised wise
measures, and this counsel shall stand.
9 Rise up, ye rich women, and hear my
voice;
bGr. daughters in hope.ye confident daughters, hearken to my words.
10 Remember for a full year in pain,
yet with hope: the vintage has been cut off, it has ceased, it shall by no
means come again. 11 Be amazed, be
pained, ye confident ones: strip you, bare yourselves, gird your loins;
12 and beat on your breasts, because
of the pleasant field, and the fruit of the vine.
13 As for the land of my people, the thorn and grass
shall come upon it, and joy shall be removed from
every house. 14 As for the rich city, the houses are deserted; they
shall abandon the wealth of the city, and the
pleasant houses: and the villages shall be caves for ever, the joy of wild
asses, shepherds' pastures; 15 until
the Spirit shall come upon you from on high, and Chermel shall be desert, and
Chermel shall be counted for a forest.
16 Then judgment shall abide in the
wilderness, and righteousness shall dwell in Carmel.
17 And the works of righteousness
shall be peace; and righteousness shall ensure rest, and
the righteous shall be confident for ever.
18 And his people shall inhabit a
city of peace, and dwell in it in confidence, and
they shall rest with wealth. 19 And
if the hail should come down, it shall not come upon you; and they that dwell
in the forests shall be in confidence, as those in the plain country.
20 Blessed are they that sow by every
water, where the ox and ass tread.