Isaiah 32:1-15 ▼

1 See, a king will reign justly and princes will rule rightly.

2 Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the rain. They will be like streams of water in a dry country, like the shade of a great rock in a parched land.

3 The eyes of those who see will not be closed; the ears of those who hear will be attentive.

4 The hasty of heart shall take thought to know, and tongues of stutterers shall speak readily and clearly.

5 No more will the fool be called noble, nor the deceiver be considered honorable.

6 For the fool speaks folly, his heart plans evil: Godless actions, perverse speech against the LORD, Letting the hungry go empty and the thirsty without drink.

7 The deceits of the deceiver are evil, he plans devious schemes: To ruin the poor with lies, and the needy when they plead their case.

8 But the noble plan noble deeds, and in noble deeds they persist.

9 You women so complacent, rise up and hear my voice, daughters so confident, give heed to my words.

10 In a little more than a year your confidence will be shaken; For the vintage will fail, no fruit harvest will come in.

11 Tremble, you who are so complacent! Shudder, you who are so confident! Strip yourselves bare, with only a loincloth for cover.

12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine;

13 For the soil of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers; For all the joyful houses, the exultant city.

14 The castle will be forsaken, the noisy city deserted; Citadel and tower will become wasteland forever, the joy of wild donkeys, the pasture of flocks;

15 Until the spirit from on high is poured out on us. And the wilderness becomes a garden land and the garden land seems as common as forest.