Isaiah 32:16

16 Then justice will reside in wild lands, and righteousness will abide in farmlands.

Isaiah 32:16 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 32:16

Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness
In the desert part of the world, inhabited by Pagans, Papists, and Mahometans; where the Scriptures, the rule of judgment, and where the Gospel, sometimes called the judgment of the Lord, ( Isaiah 51:4 ) had no place, now they shall have one, and an abiding one; and men of judgment in spiritual and evangelical things, and such as do justice and judgment, shall dwell there: and righteousness remain in the fruitful field;
both the doctrine and practice of righteousness shall continue in the church of God, which will be the glory of it; the righteous men will be the settled constant inhabitants of it; these will be all righteous at this time, ( Isaiah 60:21 ) not only by profession, but in truth and reality; at least the far greater part; so the Targum interprets it of those that do judgment and do righteousness.

Isaiah 32:16 In-Context

14 The palace will be deserted, the crowded city abandoned. Stronghold and watchtower will become empty fields forever, suited for the pleasure of wild donkeys, and a pasture for flocks—

15 until a spirit from on high is poured out on us, and the desert turns into farmland, and the farmland is considered a forest.

16 Then justice will reside in wild lands, and righteousness will abide in farmlands.

17 The fruit of righteousness will be peace, and the outcome of righteousness, calm and security forever.

18 Then my people will live in a peaceful dwelling, in secure homes, in carefree resting places.