Isaiah 32:1-10

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.

Cross References 27

  • 1. S Psalms 149:2; S Isaiah 6:5; Isaiah 55:4; Ezekiel 37:24
  • 2. Psalms 72:1-4; S Isaiah 9:7; S Isaiah 28:6
  • 3. S 1 Kings 18:4; Isaiah 4:6
  • 4. S Psalms 55:8
  • 5. S Psalms 23:2; S Isaiah 30:25; Isaiah 49:10; Jeremiah 31:9
  • 6. S Psalms 107:35; Isaiah 44:3
  • 7. S Isaiah 29:18; Isaiah 35:5; Isaiah 42:7,16
  • 8. S Deuteronomy 29:4
  • 9. Isaiah 6:10; S Isaiah 29:24
  • 10. Isaiah 35:6
  • 11. S 1 Samuel 25:25
  • 12. S Proverbs 19:3
  • 13. S Proverbs 24:2; S Isaiah 26:10
  • 14. S Isaiah 9:17
  • 15. Isaiah 3:12; Isaiah 9:16
  • 16. S Isaiah 3:15
  • 17. Jeremiah 5:26-28; Daniel 12:10
  • 18. S Isaiah 29:20; Micah 7:3
  • 19. S Psalms 72:4; Isaiah 29:19; Isaiah 61:1
  • 20. S Isaiah 29:21
  • 21. 1 Chronicles 29:9; S Proverbs 11:25
  • 22. Isaiah 14:24
  • 23. S Isaiah 4:1
  • 24. Isaiah 28:23
  • 25. ver 11; Isaiah 47:8; Daniel 4:4; Amos 6:1; Zephaniah 2:15
  • 26. Isaiah 37:30
  • 27. Isaiah 5:5-6; S Isaiah 24:7
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