New King James Version NKJV
Hebrew Names Version HNV
1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice.
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Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.
2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind, And a cover from the tempest, As rivers of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
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A man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
3 The eyes of those who see will not be dim, And the ears of those who hear will listen.
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The eyes of those who see shall not be dim, and the ears of those who hear shall listen.
4 Also the heart of the rash will understand knowledge, And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.
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The heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
5 The foolish person will no longer be called generous, Nor the miser said to be bountiful;
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The fool shall be no more called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness, And his heart will work iniquity: To practice ungodliness, To utter error against the Lord, To keep the hungry unsatisfied, And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
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For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
7 Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice.
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The instruments of the churl are evil: he devises wicked devices to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.
8 But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand.
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But the noble devises noble things; and in noble things shall he continue.
9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, Hear my voice; You complacent daughters, Give ear to my speech.
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Rise up, you women who are at ease, [and] hear my voice; you careless daughters, give ear to my speech.
10 In a year and some days You will be troubled, you complacent women; For the vintage will fail, The gathering will not come.
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For days beyond a year shall you be troubled, you careless women; for the vintage shall fail, the harvest shall not come.
11 Tremble, you women who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent ones; Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare, And gird sackcloth on your waists.
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Tremble, you women who are at ease; be troubled, you careless ones; strip yourselves, and make yourselves naked, and gird [sackcloth] on your loins.
12 People shall mourn upon their breasts For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
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They shall strike on the breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
13 On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers, Yes, on all the happy homes in the joyous city;
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On the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yes, on all the houses of joy in the joyous city.
14 Because the palaces will be forsaken, The bustling city will be deserted. The forts and towers will become lairs forever, A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks--
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For the palace shall be forsaken; the populous city shall be deserted; the hill and the watch-tower shall be for dens forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks;
15 Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
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until the Spirit be poured on us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest.
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
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Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness shall abide in the fruitful field.
17 The work of righteousness will be peace, And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
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The work of righteousness shall be shalom; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.
18 My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation, In secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places,
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My people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
19 Though hail comes down on the forest, And the city is brought low in humiliation.
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But it shall hail in the downfall of the forest; and the city shall be utterly laid low.
20 Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, Who send out freely the feet of the ox and the donkey.
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Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send forth the feet of the ox and the donkey.