Isaiah 32:1–8

The King Who Will Do What Is Right

32A king will come who will do what is right.

His officials will govern fairly.

²Each man will be like a place to get out of the wind.

He will be like a place to hide from storms.

He’ll be like streams of water flowing in the desert.

He’ll be like the shadow of a huge rock in a dry and thirsty land.

³Then the eyes of those who see won’t be closed anymore.

The ears of those who hear will listen to the truth.

⁴The minds of thoughtless people will know and understand.

Tongues that stutter will speak clearly.

⁵Foolish people won’t be considered noble anymore.

Those who are worthless won’t be highly respected.

⁶A foolish person says foolish things.

His mind is full of evil thoughts.

He doesn’t do what is right.

He tells lies about the Lord.

He doesn’t give hungry people any food.

He doesn’t let thirsty people have any water.

⁷The one who is worthless uses sinful methods.

He makes evil plans against poor people.

He destroys them with his lies.

He does it even when those people are right.

⁸But the man who is noble makes noble plans.

And by doing noble things he succeeds.