Isaiah 32:1-20 LSB

[1] Behold, a king will reign righteously And princes will rule justly. [2] Each will be like a refuge from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like streams of water in a dry country, Like the shade of a huge rock in a weary land. [3] Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded, And the ears of those who hear will pay attention. [4] And the heart of the hasty will discern knowledge, And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly. [5] No longer will the wicked fool be called noble, Or the rogue be spoken of as generous. [6] For a wicked fool speaks wicked folly, And his heart does wickedness: To do ungodliness and to speak error against Yahweh, In order to make the hungry person empty; He even causes the thirsty to lack a drink. [7] As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He counsels wicked schemes To wreak destruction on the afflicted with lying words, Even though the needy one speaks justly. [8] But the noble man counsels noble plans; And by noble plans he rises up. [9] Rise up, you women who are at ease, And hear my voice; Give ear to my word, You complacent daughters. [10] Within a year and a few days You will quake, O complacent daughters; For the grape harvest is ended, And the fruit gathering will not come. [11] Tremble, you women who are at ease; Quake, you complacent daughters; Strip, undress, and put sackcloth on your waist, [12] Beat your breasts for the desirable fields, for the fruitful vine, [13] For the land of my people in which thorns and briars shall come up, Indeed, against all the joyful houses and the exultant city. [14] Because the palace has been abandoned, the populated city forsaken. Hill and watchtower have become caves forever, A joy for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks, [15] Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful orchard, And the fruitful orchard is counted as a forest. [16] Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness will live in the fruitful orchard. [17] And the work of righteousness will be peace, And the service of righteousness, quietness and security forever. [18] Then my people will live in a peaceful abode, And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places; [19] And it will hail when the forest comes down, And the city will be utterly laid low. [20] How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let out freely the ox and the donkey.