Isaiah 32

¹Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.

²Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.

³Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.

⁴The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.

⁵No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.

⁶For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.

⁷The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.

⁸But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.

⁹Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters.

¹⁰In a little more than a year you will tremble, O secure ones. For the grape harvest will fail and the fruit harvest will not arrive.

¹¹Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists.

¹²Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines,

¹³and for the land of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers—even for every house of merriment in this city of revelry.