Isaiah 32 - The Message (MSG)

Safe Houses, Quiet Gardens

32 1-8 But look! A king will rule in the right way,
and his leaders will carry out justice.
Each one will stand as a shelter from high winds,
provide safe cover in stormy weather.
Each will be cool running water in parched land,
a huge granite outcrop giving shade in the desert.
Anyone who looks will see,
anyone who listens will hear.
The impulsive will make sound decisions,
the tongue-tied will speak with eloquence.
No more will fools become celebrities,
nor crooks be rewarded with fame.
For fools are fools and that’s that,
thinking up new ways to do mischief.
They leave a wake of wrecked lives
and lies about God,
Turning their backs on the homeless hungry,
ignoring those dying of thirst in the streets.
And the crooks? Underhanded sneaks they are,
inventive in sin and scandal,
Exploiting the poor with scams and lies,
unmoved by the victimized poor.
But those who are noble make noble plans,
and stand for what is noble.

* * *

9-14 Take your stand, idle women!
Listen to me!
Indulgent, idle women,
listen closely to what I have to say.
In just a little over a year from now,
you’ll be shaken out of your lazy lives.
The grape harvest will fail,
and there’ll be no fruit on the trees.
Oh tremble, you idle women.
Get serious, you pampered dolls!
Strip down and discard your silk fineries.
Put on funeral clothes.
Shed honest tears for the lost harvest,
the failed vintage.
Weep for my people’s gardens and farms
that grow nothing but thistles and thornbushes.
Cry tears, real tears, for the happy homes no longer happy,
the merry city no longer merry.
The royal palace is deserted,
the bustling city quiet as a morgue,
The emptied parks and playgrounds
taken over by wild animals,
delighted with their new home.

15-20 Yes, weep and grieve until the Spirit is poured
down on us from above
And the badlands desert grows crops
and the fertile fields become forests.
Justice will move into the badlands desert.
Right will build a home in the fertile field.
And where there’s Right, there’ll be Peace
and the progeny of Right: quiet lives and endless trust.
My people will live in a peaceful neighborhood—
in safe houses, in quiet gardens.
The forest of your pride will be clear-cut,
the city showing off your power leveled.
But you will enjoy a fortunate life,
planting well-watered fields and gardens,
with your farm animals grazing freely.

You Might Also Like:

Isaiah 32 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

32 Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they rule. 2 And each hath been as a hiding-place [from] wind, And as a secret hiding-place [from] inundation, As rivulets of waters in a dry place, As a shadow of a heavy rock in a weary land. 3 And not dazzled are the eyes of ...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

32 Lo! the king shall reign in rightfulness, and the princes shall be sovereigns in doom. (Lo! the king shall reign with righteousness, and the leaders shall rule with justice.) 2 And a man shall be, as he that is hid from [the] wind, and hideth himself from tempest; as streams of waters in thirst (...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - World English Bible (WEB)

32 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.2 A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.3 The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears ...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - The Voice (VOICE)

32 Look, a good king, right with God, along with princes, too, will rule with justice.2 For the people they’ll be like cover from the storm, a wall against the wind. They’ll be like streams of water in a dry place and the cool shade of a giant boulder in the burning sun.3 Then the eyes of those who ...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Reign in Righteousness32 Behold, a king will reign in righteousnessand princes will rule in justice.2 Each will be like a refuge from the windand a shelter from the storm,like streams of water in a dry place,like the shade of a massive rock in a weary land.3 Then the eyes of those who see will not b...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

Government with Justice Predicted32 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice.2 Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a covert from the tempest,like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.3 Then the eyes of those w...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Government with Justice Predicted32 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice.2 Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a covert from the tempest,like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.3 Then the eyes of those w...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

Government with Justice Predicted32 See, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.2 Each will be like a hiding-place from the wind, a covert from the tempest,like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.3 Then the eyes of those wh...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Government with Justice Predicted32 See, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes[a] will rule with justice.(A)2 Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a covert from the tempest,like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.(B)3 Then the eyes of...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - New Living Translation (NLT)

Israel’s Ultimate Deliverance32 Look, a righteous king is coming! And honest princes will rule under him.2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm,like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land. 3 Then everyone who has eyes will...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - New Life Version (NLV)

A Nation of Right Living32 See, a king will rule by what is right and good and princes will be fair. 2 Each will be like a safe place from the wind, and a covering from the storm. Each will be like rivers of water in a dry country, and like the shadow of a large rock in a waste land. 3 Then the ey...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - New King James Version (NKJV)

A Reign of Righteousness32 Behold, (A)a king will reign in righteousness,And princes will rule with justice.2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind,And (B)a [a]cover from the tempest,As rivers of water in a dry place,As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.3 (C)The eyes of those who se...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

The kingdom of righteousness32 See, a king will reign in righteousness and rulers will rule with justice.2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm,like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land. 3 Then the eyes of those who see ...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - New International Version (NIV)

The Kingdom of Righteousness32 See, a king(A) will reign in righteousness and rulers will rule with justice.(B)2 Each one will be like a shelter(C) from the wind and a refuge from the storm,(D)like streams of water(E) in the desert(F) and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land. 3 Then the eyes...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

The King Who Will Do What Is Right32 A king will come who will do what is right. His officials will govern fairly.2 Each official 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...
Read More

Isaiah 32 - New English Translation (NET)

Justice and Wisdom Will Prevail32 Look, a king will promote fairness;[a]officials will promote justice.[b]2 Each of them[c] will be like a shelter from the windand a refuge from a rainstorm;like streams of water in a dry regionand like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.3 Eyes[d] will no l...
Read More