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& Behold, a king will reign righteously And princes will rule justly.

& Each will be like a refuge from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like streams of water in a dry country, Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched land.

Isaiah 32:3

& Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded, And the ears of those who hear will listen.

Isaiah 32:4

& The mind of the hasty will discern the truth, And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.

Isaiah 32:5

& No longer will the fool be called noble, Or the rogue be spoken of {as} generous.

Isaiah 32:6

& For a fool speaks nonsense, And his heart inclines toward wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the LORD, To keep the hungry person unsatisfied And to withhold drink from the thirsty.

Isaiah 32:7

& As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy {the} afflicted with slander, Even though {the} needy one speaks what is right.

Isaiah 32:8

& But the noble man devises noble plans; And by noble plans he stands.

Isaiah 32:9

& Rise up, you women who are at ease, {And} hear my voice; Give ear to my word, You complacent daughters.

Isaiah 32:10

& Within a year and {a few} days You will be troubled, O complacent {daughters;} For the vintage is ended, {And} the {fruit} gathering will not come.

Isaiah 32:11

& Tremble, you {women} who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent {daughters;} Strip, undress and put {sackcloth} on {your} waist,

Isaiah 32:12

& Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine,

Isaiah 32:13

& For the land of my people {in which} thorns {and} briars shall come up; Yea, for all the joyful houses {and for} the jubilant city.

Isaiah 32:14

& Because the palace has been abandoned, the populated city forsaken. Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks;

Isaiah 32:15

& Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is considered as a forest.

Isaiah 32:16

& Then justice will dwell in the wilderness And righteousness will abide in the fertile field.