Isaiah 32

The Kingdom of Righteousness

¹See, a king will rule according to righteousness,

²And each one will be like a hiding place from the wind

like streams of water in a dry region,

³And the eyes of those who see will not gaze,[#The same consonants with different vowels would be translated “be blinded,” which fits the context better]

⁴And the minds of the rash will understand knowledge,[#Literally “heart”; #Literally “to know”]

⁵A fool will no longer be called noble,

⁶For a fool speaks folly,

to behave wickedly,

to leave the throat of the hungry empty,

⁷And a scoundrel, his weapons are evil;

to ruin the poor with words of deception

⁸But the nobleman plans noble things,[#Or “And”]

Against the Carefree Women

⁹Women who are at ease, rise up; hear my voice!

¹⁰In a year you will tremble, carefree ones,[#Literally “In days upon a year”]

for the vintage will come to an end;

¹¹Tremble, you who are at ease;

strip, and strip yourself,

¹²mourning over breasts,

over the fruitful vine,

It goes up in thorns and briers,

¹⁴For the palace will be forsaken,

the hill and the watchtower will become a cave forever,

¹⁵Until a spirit is poured out on us from on high,

and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,

¹⁶Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,[#Or “And”]

¹⁷And the work of righteousness will be peace,

¹⁸And my people will dwell in a settlement of peace

¹⁹And it hails when the forest comes down,[#Literally “the coming down of the forest”]

²⁰Happy are you who sow by all waters,