Isaiah 32
1 Look, a king will reign with justice, and princes will govern fairly.
2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shade of a great rock in a parched land.
3 The eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will pay attention.
4 The hearts of the impulsive will understand knowledge, and the tongues of those who stammer will speak quickly and clearly.
5 The fool will no longer be called noble, nor will the miser be called generous.
6 For the fool speaks foolishness, and his heart devises evil: he practices wickedness and speaks wrongly about the LORD, leaves the hungry empty, and withholds drink from the thirsty.
7 The miser’s weapons are evil; he plots schemes to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speak what is right.
8 But the noble person plans noble things, and stands firm in noble deeds.
9 Carefree women, rise and hear my voice; confident daughters, listen to my words.
10 In little more than a year, you confident women will tremble, because the grape harvest will be over and no gathering will come.
11 Tremble, carefree women; shudder, you confident ones! Take off your clothes, strip yourselves, and tie sackcloth around your waists.
12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
13 Thorns and briars will grow on the land of my people, yes, over all the houses of joy in the festive city.
14 For the palace is abandoned, the bustling city deserted; the hill and watchtower have become caves forever, a delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks.
15 Until a spirit from on high is poured out on us; then the wilderness will become an orchard, and the orchard will be regarded as a forest.
16 Justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness will live in the orchard.
17 The work of righteousness will be peace; its result, calm and security forever.
18 My people will live in a peaceful place, in secure homes, in tranquil resting places.
19 But hail will fall when the forest comes down, and the city will be brought low.
20 Blessed are you who sow beside all the waters and let the ox and donkey roam freely.
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