Isaiah 32
The Glorious Future
And princes will rule justly.
And a shelter from the storm,
Like streams of water in a dry country,
Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched land.
And the ears of those who hear will listen.
And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.
And his heart inclines toward wickedness:
To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the LORD,
To keep the hungry person unsatisfied
And to withhold drink from the thirsty.
He devises wicked schemes
To destroy the afflicted with slander,
Even though the needy one speaks what is right.
And by noble plans he stands.
And hear my voice;
Give ear to my word,
You complacent daughters.
You will be troubled, O complacent daughters;
For the vintage is ended,
And the fruit gathering will not come.
Be troubled, you complacent daughters;
Strip, undress and put sackcloth on your waist,
Yea, for all the joyful houses and for the jubilant city.
Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever,
A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks;
And the wilderness becomes a fertile field,
And the fertile field is considered as a forest.
And righteousness will abide in the fertile field.
And the service of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.
And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places;
And the city will be utterly laid low.
Who let out freely the ox and the donkey.