Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Behold, a king shall
reign in righteousness, and princes shall
rule in
justice.
Behold, a king will
reign in righteousness, and princes will
rule with
justice.
And
a
man
shall
be as
a hiding-place
from the wind, and
a covert
from the tempest
, as
streams of water in a dry place
, as
the shade
of a great rock in a
weary
land.
Each
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.
And
the eyes of them
that
see shall
not
be dim
, and the ears of them
that
hear shall
hearken
.
Then
the eyes of those
who
see will
no
longer
be closed
, and the ears of those
who
hear will
listen
.
And
the heart
of the rash shall
understand knowledge
, and the tongue of
the
stammerers
shall
be
ready
to
speak plainly
.
The mind
of the rash will
know
and
understand, and the stammering
tongue will
speak clearly
and
fluently
.
The
fool shall
be no
more
called noble, nor the
churl
said
to
be bountiful
.
No
longer
will
a
fool be called noble, nor a
scoundrel
be respected
.
For the
fool will
speak
folly,
and
his heart
will
work
iniquity ,
to
practise
profaneness,
and to
utter
error
against
Jehovah,
to
make
empty
the soul
of
the hungry ,
and to
cause
the
drink
of
the thirsty to
fail
.
For 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
.
And
the instruments
of the churl
are evil:
he deviseth
wicked
devices
to destroy the meek
with lying
words
, even when the needy speaketh
right
.
The weapons
of the scoundrel
are destructive;
he hatches
plots
to destroy the poor
with lies
, even when the plea
of
the
needy is
just
.
But the
noble
deviseth
noble things
; and
in
noble
things
shall
he continue
.
But a
noble man
makes
honorable
plans
; he stands
up
for
worthy
causes
.
Rise
up, ye
women that
are
at
ease,
`and'
hear
my
voice
; ye
careless
daughters,
give ear unto
my speech
.
Stand
up, you
complacent
women; listen
to
me.
Give ear to
my word,
you
overconfident
daughters
.
For
days
beyond
a year shall
ye
be
troubled
, ye
careless
women;
for the vintage
shall
fail ,
the ingathering
shall
not come
.
In
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
.
Tremble,
ye
women
that
are
at
ease;
be
troubled
, ye
careless
ones;
strip
you, and
make
you bare ,
and gird
`
sackcloth '
upon
your loins
.
Shudder
, you ladies
of
leisure;
tremble
, you daughters
of
complacency.
Strip
yourselves
bare and put
sackcloth around
your waists
.
They
shall
smite
upon
the
breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
Beat
your
breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines,
Upon
the land of my people shall
come
up
thorns and briers ;
yea,
upon
all
the
houses
of joy
in the
joyous
city.
and
for
the land of my people ,
overgrown
with
thorns and briers —
even
for
every
house
of merriment
in this
city of
revelry
.
For the palace shall
be forsaken ;
the populous
city shall
be
deserted;
the hill and the watch-tower
shall
be
for
dens
for
ever,
a
joy
of wild asses,
a pasture of
flocks ;
For the palace will
be forsaken ,
the busy
city abandoned.
The hill and the watchtower
will
become
caves
forever—
the
delight
of wild donkeys
and
a pasture for
flocks —
until the Spirit be
poured upon us from on high ,
and
the wilderness
become
a
fruitful
field
, and the fruitful
field
be
esteemed
as
a forest.
until the Spirit is
poured out
upon us from on high .
Then
the desert
will
be
an
orchard
, and the orchard
will
seem
like
a forest.
Then justice shall
dwell
in
the wilderness ;
and righteousness shall
abide
in the fruitful
field.
Then justice will
inhabit
the wilderness ,
and righteousness will
dwell
in the fertile
field.
And
the work of righteousness shall
be peace; and
the effect
of righteousness ,
quietness
and
confidence for
ever
.
The work of righteousness will
be peace; the service
of righteousness will
be
quiet
confidence forever
.
And
my people shall
abide
in a peaceable
habitation
, and
in safe dwellings,
and in
quiet
resting-
places.
Then
my people will
dwell
in a peaceful
place
, in safe and secure
places of
rest
.
But it
shall
hail in
the
downfall
of
the forest ;
and the city shall
be
utterly
laid
low
.
But hail will
level
the forest ,
and the city will
sink
to
the
depths
.
Blessed are yet
that
sow beside all
waters, that
send
forth
the
feet
of
the ox and the
ass
.
Blessed are those
who
sow beside abundant
waters, who
let
the ox and donkey
range
freely
.
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