Isaiah 32:1–8

The Kingdom of Righteousness

32 See, a kinga will reign in righteousness

and rulers will rule with justice.b

2 Each one will be like a shelterc from the wind

and a refuge from the storm,d

like streams of watere in the desertf

and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.

3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,g

and the earsh of those who hear will listen.

4 The fearful heart will know and understand,i

and the stammering tonguej will be fluent and clear.

5 No longer will the foolk be called noble

nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

6 For fools speak folly,l

their hearts are bent on evil:m

They practice ungodlinessn

and spread erroro concerning the Lord;

the hungry they leave emptyp

and from the thirsty they withhold water.

7 Scoundrels use wicked methods,q

they make up evil schemesr

to destroy the poor with lies,

even when the plea of the needys is just.t

8 But the noble make noble plans,

and by noble deedsu they stand.v