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Isaiah 32:1-20 — The Kingdom of Righteousness

Isa.32.1-20

¹Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and rulers will govern with justice. ²Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land. ³Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be shut, and the ears of those who hear will listen. ⁴The heart of the impulsive will understand knowledge, and the tongue of those who stammer will quickly speak clearly. ⁵No longer will the fool be called noble, nor the scoundrel be called honorable. ⁶For the fool speaks folly, and his heart works wickedness, to practice godlessness and to utter error against the LORD, to leave the hungry empty and deprive the thirsty of drink. ⁷As for the scoundrel, his schemes are evil; he devises wicked plans to ruin the poor with lying words, even when the needy presents a just case. ⁸But the noble man devises noble things, and on noble things he stands. ⁹You women at ease, rise up and hear my voice; you complacent daughters, give ear to my word. ¹⁰In a little more than a year you will tremble, you complacent women; for the grape harvest will fail, and the fruit harvest will not come. ¹¹Tremble, you women at ease; quake, you complacent ones; strip off your clothes, make yourselves bare, and tie sackcloth around your waists. ¹²Beat your breasts in mourning for the delightful fields, for the fruitful vine, ¹³for the land of my people, where thorn and brier will come up, yes, for every joyful house in the jubilant city. ¹⁴For the palace is forsaken, the bustling city abandoned; Ophel and watchtower have become caves forever, a delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks, ¹⁵until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is regarded as a forest. ¹⁶Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness will abide in the fruitful field. ¹⁷And the work of righteousness will be peace, and the service of righteousness quietness and security forever. ¹⁸My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places. ¹⁹But hail will fall as the forest is brought down, and the city will be utterly laid low. ²⁰Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who let the ox and the donkey roam.

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4/11/2026

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