Isaías 32

A Reign of Righteousness

1 Behold, *Ps. 45:1a king will reign in righteousness,

And princes will rule with justice.

2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind,

And *Is. 4:6a cover from the tempest,

As rivers of water in a dry place,

As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

3 *Is. 29:18; 35:5The 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 *Is. 29:24understand 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 tobe bountiful;

6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness,

And his heart will work *Prov. 24:7–9iniquity:

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 *Jer. 5:26–28; Mic. 7:3lying words,

Even when the needy speaks justice.

8 But a generous man devises generous things,

And by generosity he shall stand.

Consequences of Complacency

9 Rise up, you women *Is. 47:8; Amos 6:1; Zeph. 2:15who 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 *Is. 7:23–25; Hos. 9:6On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers,

Yes, on all the happy homes in*Is. 22:2the joyous city;

14 *Is. 27:10Because 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 *(Is. 11:2); Ezek. 39:29; (Joel 2:28)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,

And *Ps. 107:35; Is. 29:17the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,

And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.

The Peace of God’s Reign

16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,

And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.

17 *Ps. 119:165; Is. 2:4; Rom. 14:17; James 3:18The 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 *Is. 11:10; 14:3; 30:15; (Hos. 2:18–23; Zech. 2:5; 3:10)resting places,

19 *Is. 30:30Though hail comes down *Zech. 11:2on 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 *(Eccl. 11:1); Is. 30:23, 24the ox and the donkey.