Old Testament · Prophets

Isaiah chapter 32

Look — a will rule with , and leaders will govern with what is right.Each one will be like shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry wasteland, like the in an .Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be , and the ears of those who hear will truly listen.The mind of the will learn to understand, and the tongue of the will speak clearly and well.The will no longer be called generous, and the will no longer be called noble.Because the fool speaks foolishness, and his mind plots — practicing , spreading lies about Yahweh, leaving the hungry with nothing, and keeping water from the thirsty.The scoundrel’s methods are destructive — he devises wicked schemes to ruin the with lies, even when the poor person’s case is just.But the person plans generous things, and by generous things they stand firm.Women — stand up and hear my voice! Daughters who feel so secure — listen to what I say!In a little more than a year you will , you comfortable ones — because the grape harvest will fail, the gathering of fruit will not come.Tremble, you women at ease! Shudder, you comfortable ones! Strip yourselves bare, wrap around your waists. in grief for the beautiful fields, for the fruitful vine,for the land of my people where grow up — yes, for every house of celebration in the city that once rejoiced.Because the will be abandoned, the crowded city deserted. The hill and the will become bare places forever — a playground for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks —until is on us from the heights, and the wilderness becomes a , and the garden is counted as a forest.Then will settle in the wilderness, and will dwell in the garden.The work of what is right will be , and the result of what is right will be forever.My people will live in a , in safe places to rest, in undisturbed places of ease.But will flatten the forest, and the city will be leveled completely. who , who let the ox and donkey roam free.