Isaiah 32:1-20 AMP

[1] Behold, a King will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. [2] Each [one of them] will be like a hiding place from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like streams of water in a dry land, Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched and weary land [to those who turn to them]. [3] Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded, And the ears of those who hear will listen attentively. [4] The heart (mind) of those who act impulsively will discern the truth, And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly. [5] The fool (the good-for-nothing) will no longer be called noble, Nor the rogue said to be generous. [6] For the fool speaks nonsense, And his heart (mind) plans wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error concerning the LORD, To keep the craving of the hungry unsatisfied And to deprive the thirsty of drink. [7] As for the rogue, his weapons are evil; He conceives wicked plans To ruin the poor with lies, Even when the plea of the needy one is just and right. [8] But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things; And he stands by what is noble and magnificent. [9] Rise up, you women who are carefree, And hear my voice, You confident and unsuspecting daughters! Listen to what I am saying. [10] In little more than a year You will tremble [with anxiety], you unsuspecting and complacent women; For the vintage has ended, And the harvest will not come. [11] Tremble, you women who are carefree; Tremble with fear, you complacent ones! Strip, undress and wear sackcloth on your waist [in grief], [12] Beat your breasts [in mourning] for the beautiful fields, for the fruitful vine, [13] For the land of my people growing over with thorns and briars—Yes, [mourn] for all the houses of joy in the joyous city. [14] For the palace has been abandoned, the populated city deserted; The hill [of the city] and the watchtower have become caves [for wild animals] forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks, [15] Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is valued as a forest. [16] Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness will live in the fertile field. [17] And the effect of righteousness will be peace, And the result of righteousness will be quietness and confident trust forever. [18] Then my people will live in a peaceful surrounding, And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places. [19] But it will hail, when the forest comes down, And the [capital] city will fall in utter humiliation. [20] Blessed (happy, fortunate) are you who cast your seed upon all waters [when the river overflows its banks and irrigates the land], You who allow the ox and the donkey to roam freely.