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==Isaiah 32==

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New International Version (NIV)

===The Kingdom of Righteousness===

1.  See, a king will reign in righteousness
::and rulers will rule with justice.

2.  Each one will be like a shelter from the wind
::and a refuge from the storm,
::like streams of water in the desert
::and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.

3.  Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,
::and the ears of those who hear will listen.

4.  The fearful heart will know and understand,
::and the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.

5.  No longer will the fool be called noble
::nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

6.  For fools speak folly,
::their hearts are bent on evil:
::They practice ungodliness
::and spread error concerning the Lord;
::the hungry they leave empty
::and from the thirsty they withhold water.

7.  Scoundrels use wicked methods,
::they make up evil schemes
::to destroy the poor with lies,
::even when the plea of the needy is just.

8.  But the noble make noble plans,
::and by noble deeds they stand.

===The Women of Jerusalem===

9.  You women who are so complacent,
::rise up and listen to me;
::you daughters who feel secure,
::hear what I have to say!

10.  In little more than a year
::you who feel secure will tremble;
::the grape harvest will fail,
::and the harvest of fruit will not come.

11.  Tremble, you complacent women;
::shudder, you daughters who feel secure!
::Strip off your fine clothes
::and wrap yourselves in rags.

12.  Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,
::for the fruitful vines

13.  and for the land of my people,
::a land overgrown with thorns and briers—
::yes, mourn for all houses of merriment
::and for this city of revelry.

14.  The fortress will be abandoned,
::the noisy city deserted;
::citadel and watchtower will become a wasteland forever,
::the delight of donkeys, a pasture for flocks,

15. till the Spirit is poured on us from on high,
::and the desert becomes a fertile field,
::and the fertile field seems like a forest.

16.  The Lord’s justice will dwell in the desert,
::his righteousness live in the fertile field.

17.  The fruit of that righteousness will be peace;
::its effect will be quietness and confidence forever.

18.  My people will live in peaceful dwelling places,
::in secure homes,
::in undisturbed places of rest.

19.  Though hail flattens the forest
::and the city is leveled completely,

20.  how blessed you will be,
::sowing your seed by every stream,
::and letting your cattle and donkeys range free.

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