Isaiah 32 — BST
32Verse 1For, behold, a righteous king shall reign, and princes shall govern with judgment.Verse 2And a man shall hide his words, and be hidden, as from rushing water, and shall appear in Sion as a rushing river, glorious in a thirsty land.Verse 3And they shall no more trust in men, but they shall incline their ears to hear.Verse 4And the heart of the weak ones shall attend to hear, and the stammering tongues shall soon learn to speak peace.Verse 5And they shall no more at all tell a fool to rule, and thy servants shall no more at all say, Be silent.Verse 6For the fool shall speak foolish words, and his heart shall meditate vanities, and to perform lawless deeds and to speak error against the Lord, to scatter hungry souls, and he will cause the thirsty souls to be empty.Verse 7For the counsel of the wicked will devise iniquity, to destroy the poor with unjust words, and+ruin the cause of the poor in judgment.Verse 8But the godly have devised wise measures, and this counsel shall stand.Verse 9Rise up, ye rich women, and hear my voice;+ye confident daughters, hearken to my words.Verse 10Remember for a full year in pain, yet with hope: the vintage has been cut off, it has ceased, it shall by no means come again.Verse 11Be amazed, be pained, ye confident ones: strip you, bare yourselves, gird your loins;Verse 12and beat on your breasts, because of the pleasant field, and the fruit of the vine.Verse 13As for the land of my people, the thorn and grass shall come upon it, and joy shall be removed from every house.Verse 14As for the rich city, the houses are deserted; they shall abandon the wealth of the city, and the pleasant houses: and the villages shall be caves for ever, the joy of wild asses, shepherds' pastures;Verse 15until the Spirit shall come upon you from on high, and Chermel shall be desert, and Chermel shall be counted for a forest.Verse 16Then judgment shall abide in the wilderness, and righteousness shall dwell in Carmel.Verse 17And the works of righteousness shall be peace; and righteousness shall ensure rest, and the righteous shall be confident for ever.Verse 18And his people shall inhabit a city of peace, and dwell in it in confidence, and they shall rest with wealth.Verse 19And if the hail should come down, it shall not come upon you; and they that dwell in the forests shall be in confidence, as those in the plain country.Verse 20Blessed are they that sow by every water, where the ox and ass tread.