Chapter 32

Behold, a king shall reign⁴ in righteousness, and princes shall rule⁴ in judgment.

And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

And the eyes of them that see⁶ shall not be dim,⁴ and the ears of them that hear⁶ shall hearken.⁴

The heart also of the rash¹² shall understand⁴ knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready¹⁷ to speak¹⁵ plainly.

The vile person shall be no more called¹¹ liberal, nor the churl said¹¹ [to be] bountiful.

For the vile person will speak¹⁷ villany, and his heart will work⁴ iniquity, to practise² hypocrisy, and to utter¹⁵ error against the LORD, to make empty⁵³ the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.⁵⁵

The instruments also of the churl [are] evil: he deviseth¹ wicked devices to destroy¹⁵ the poor ⁶⁰³⁵ with lying words, even when the needy speaketh¹⁵ right.

But the liberal deviseth¹ liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.⁴

Rise up,³ ye women that are at ease; hear³ my voice, ye careless⁶ daughters; give ear⁵⁴ unto my speech.

Many days and years shall ye be troubled,⁴ ye careless women:⁶ for the vintage shall fail,¹ the gathering shall not come.⁴

Tremble,³ ye women that are at ease; be troubled,³ ye careless ones:⁶ strip² you, and make you bare,³ and gird [sackcloth] upon [your] loins.

They shall lament⁶ for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful⁶ vine.

Upon the land of my people shall come up⁴ thorns [and] briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy [in] the joyous city:

Because the palaces shall be forsaken;²⁷ the multitude of the city shall be left;²⁷ the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

Until the spirit be poured¹¹ upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, ³⁷⁵⁹ and the fruitful field ³⁷⁵⁹ be counted¹¹ for a forest.

Then judgment shall dwell¹ in the wilderness, and righteousness remain⁴ in the fruitful field. ³⁷⁵⁹

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness⁵³ and assurance for ever.

And my people shall dwell¹ in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

When it shall hail,¹ coming down² on the forest; and the city shall be low⁴ in a low place.

Blessed [are] ye that sow⁶ beside all waters, that send forth¹⁸ [thither] the feet of the ox and the ass.