Thematic Bible

Isaiah 32:1

Behold, a King will reign in righteousness,
And princes will rule with justice.

Isaiah 32:2


Each [one of them] will be like a hiding place from the wind
And a shelter from the storm,
Like streams of water in a dry land,
Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched and weary land [to those who turn to them].

Isaiah 32:3


Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen attentively.
No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 32:4


The heart (mind) of those who act impulsively will discern the truth,
And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly.

Isaiah 32:5


The fool (the good-for-nothing) will no longer be called noble,
Nor the rogue said to be generous.
No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 32:6


For the fool speaks nonsense,
And his heart (mind) plans wickedness:
To practice ungodliness and to speak error concerning the Lord,
To keep the craving of the hungry unsatisfied
And to deprive the thirsty of drink.

Isaiah 32:7


As for the rogue, his weapons are evil;
He conceives wicked plans
To ruin the poor with lies,
Even when the plea of the needy one is just and right.

Isaiah 32:8


But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things;
And he stands by what is noble and magnificent.

Isaiah 32:9


Rise up, you women who are carefree,
And hear my voice,
You confident and unsuspecting daughters!
Listen to what I am saying.

Isaiah 32:10


In little more than a year
You will tremble [with anxiety], you unsuspecting and complacent women;
For the vintage has ended,
And the harvest will not come.

Isaiah 32:11


Tremble, you women who are carefree;
Tremble with fear, you complacent ones!
Strip, undress and wear sackcloth on your waist [in grief],

Isaiah 32:12


Beat your breasts [in mourning] for the beautiful fields, for the fruitful vine,
No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 32:13


For the land of my people growing over with thorns and briars—
Yes, [mourn] for all the houses of joy in the joyous city.
No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 32:14


For the palace has been abandoned, the populated city deserted;
The hill [of the city] and the watchtower have become caves [for wild animals] forever,
A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,

Isaiah 32:15


Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,
And the wilderness becomes a fertile field,
And the fertile field is valued as a forest.

Isaiah 32:16


Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness will live in the fertile field.

Isaiah 32:17


And the effect of righteousness will be peace,
And the result of righteousness will be quietness and confident trust forever.

Isaiah 32:18


Then my people will live in a peaceful surrounding,
And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places.

Isaiah 32:19


But it will hail, when the forest comes down,
And the [capital] city will fall in utter humiliation.

Isaiah 32:20


Blessed (happy, fortunate) are you who cast your seed upon all waters [when the river overflows its banks and irrigates the land],
You who allow the ox and the donkey to roam freely.