Isaiah 32

1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

Behold a king shall reign in justice, and princes shell rule in judgment.

2 And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the storm; as brooks of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.

And a man shall be as when one is hid from the wind, and hideth himself from a storm, as rivers of waters in drought, and the shadow of a rock that standeth out in a desert land.

3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken;

The eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken diligently.

4 and the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

And the heart of fools shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of stammerers shall speak readily and plain.

5 The vile man shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful:

The fool shall no more be called prince: neither shall the deceitful be called great:

6 for the vile man will speak villainy, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

For the fool will speak foolish things, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and speak to the Lord deceitfully, and to make empty the soul of the hungry, and take away drink from the thirsty.

7 The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

The vessels of the deceitful are most wicked: for he hath framed devices to destroy the meek, with lying words, when the poor man speaketh judgment.

8 But the noble deviseth noble things; and to noble things doth he stand.

But the prince will devise such things as are worthy of a prince, and he shall stand above the rulers.

9 Rise up, ye women that are at ease, hear my voice; ye careless daughters, give ear unto my speech.

Rise up, ye rich women, and hear my voice: ye confident daughters, give ear to my speech.

10 In a year and [some] days shall ye be troubled, ye careless women; for the vintage shall fail, the ingathering shall not come.

For after days and a year, you that are confident shall be troubled: for the vintage is at an end, the gathering shall come no more.

11 Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones; strip you, and make you bare, and gird [sackcloth] on your loins!

Be astonished, ye rich women, be troubled, ye confident ones: strip yen, and be confounded, gird your loins.

12 They shall smite on the breasts [in lamentation] for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vineyards.

Mourn for your breasts, for the delightful country, for the fruitful vineyard.

13 Upon the land of my people shall come up thistles [and] briars, yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city.

Upon the land of my people shall thorns and briers come up: how much more upon all the houses of joy, of the city that rejoiced?

14 For the palace shall be deserted, the multitude of the city shall be forsaken; hill and watchtower shall be caves for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

For the house is forsaken, the multitude of the city is left, darkness and obscurity are come upon its dens for ever. A joy of wild asses, the pastures of flocks,

15 until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.

Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high: and the desert shall be as a charmel, and charmel shall be counted for a forest.

16 And judgment shall inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness dwell in the fruitful field.

And judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and justice shall sit in charmel.

17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance for ever.

And the work of justice shall be peace, and the service of justice quietness, and security for ever.

18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.

And my people shall sit in the beauty of peace, and in the tabernacles of confidence, and in wealthy rest.

19 And it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.

But hail shall be in the descent of the forest, and the city shall be made very low.

20 Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass.

Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, sending thither the foot of the ox and the ass.