# Isaiah 32 ## A Righteous King - 1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, - and princes will rule with justice. - 2 Each will be like a shelter from the wind, - a refuge from the storm, - like streams of water in a dry land, - like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land. - 3 [[H5869|Then the eyes]] [[H7200|of those who see]] [[H3808|will no longer]] [[H8159|be closed]] ([[H8173a]]), - [[H0241|and the ears]] [[H8085|of those who hear]] [[H7181|will listen]]. - 4 [[H3824|The mind]] [[H4116|of the rash]] [[H0995|will know]] [[H3045|and understand]], - and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently. - 5 No longer will a fool be called noble, - nor a scoundrel be respected. - 6 For a fool speaks foolishness; - his mind plots iniquity. - He practices ungodliness - and speaks falsely about the LORD; - he leaves the hungry empty - and deprives the thirsty of drink. - 7 The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; - he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, - even when the plea of the needy is just. - 8 But a noble man makes honorable plans; - he stands up for worthy causes. ## The Women of Jerusalem - 9 Stand up, you complacent women; - listen to me. - Give ear to my word, - you overconfident daughters. - 10 In a little more than a year you will tremble, - O secure ones. - For the grape harvest will fail - and the fruit harvest will not arrive. - 11 Shudder, you ladies of leisure; - tremble, you [[H0982|daughters of complacency]]. - [[H6584|Strip]] [[H6209|yourselves bare]] - [[H2296|and put]] [[H5921|sackcloth around]] [[H2504|your waists]]. - 12 [[H5594|Beat]] [[H7699|your breasts]] ([[H7699a]]) for the pleasant fields, - for the fruitful vines, - 13 and for the land of my people, - overgrown with thorns and briers — - even for every house of merriment - in this city of revelry. - 14 For the palace will be forsaken, - the busy city abandoned. - The hill {[[#^23-32-a|a]]} and the watchtower will become caves forever — - the delight of wild donkeys - and a pasture for flocks — - 15 until the Spirit is poured out - upon us from on high. - Then the desert will be an orchard, - and the orchard will seem like a forest. - 16 Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, - and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field. - 17 The work of righteousness will be peace; - the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. - 18 Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, - in safe and secure places of rest. - 19 But hail will level the forest, - and the city will sink to the depths. - 20 Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, - who let the ox and donkey range freely. --- ### Footnotes: - 14 a Hebrew *the Ophel*  ^23-32-a --- - Previous chapter: [[Isaiah_31]] - Next chapter: [[Isaiah_33]] - TOC: [[TOC_Isaiah]] --- The Holy Bible, Berean Standard Bible (https://bereanbible.com), BSB is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub (https://biblehub.com), Discovery Bible (https://discoverybible.com), OpenBible.com (https://openbible.com), and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. This text of God's Word has been dedicated to the public domain (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0). ---