New King James Version, 1982 - Isaiah 32 (NKJV Bible)

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Isaiah Chapter 32 (NKJV Bible)
1 Behold, [1†]a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice.
2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, And [2†]a cover from the tempest, As rivers of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
3 [3†]The eyes of those who see will not be dim, And the ears of those who hear will listen.
4 Also the heart of the rash will [4†]understand knowledge, And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.
5 The foolish person will no longer be called generous, Nor the miser said to be bountiful;
6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness, And his heart will work [5†]iniquity: To practice ungodliness, To utter error against the LORD, To keep the hungry unsatisfied, And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
7 Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with [6†]lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice.
8 But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand.
9 Rise up, you women [7†]who are at ease, Hear my voice; You complacent daughters, Give ear to my speech.
10 In a year and some days You will be troubled, you complacent women; For the vintage will fail, The gathering will not come.
11 Tremble, you women who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent ones; Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare, And gird sackcloth on your waists.
12 People shall mourn upon their breasts For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
13 [8†]On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers, Yes, on all the happy homes in [9†]the joyous city;
14 [10†]Because the palaces will be forsaken, The bustling city will be deserted. The forts and towers will become lairs forever, A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks—
15 Until [11†]the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And [12†]the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
17 [13†]The work of righteousness will be peace, And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
18 My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation, In secure dwellings, and in quiet [14†]resting places,
19 [15†]Though hail comes down [16†]on the forest, And the city is brought low in humiliation.
20 Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, Who send out freely the feet of [17†]the ox and the donkey.
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