1 And princes will rule justly. | |
2 Behold, a king will reign righteously | |
2 Each will be like a refuge from the wind
And a shelter from the storm,
Likea Lit canalsstreams of water in a dry country,
Like the shade of ab Lit heavyhuge rock inc Lit an exhausteda parched land. | |
3 Then the eyes of those who see will not bed Or turned awayblinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen. | |
4 Thee Lit heartmind of the hasty will discern thef Lit knowledgetruth,
And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly. | |
5 No longer will the fool be called noble,
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous. | |
6 For a fool speaks nonsense,
And his heartg Or doesinclines toward wickedness:
To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the LORD,
Toh Lit make empty the hungry soulkeep the hungry person unsatisfied
Andi Lit he causes to lackto withhold drink from the thirsty. | |
7 As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He devises wicked schemes
To destroy the afflicted withj Lit words of falsehoodslander,
Even though the needy one speaksk Lit justlywhat is right. | |
8 But the noble man devises noble plans;
And by noble plans he stands. | |
9 Rise up, you women who are at ease,
And hear my voice;
Give ear to my word,
You complacent daughters. | |
10 Within a year and a few days
You will be troubled, O complacent daughters;
For the vintage is ended,
And the fruit gathering will not come. | |
11 Tremble, you women who are at ease;
Be troubled, you complacent daughters;
Strip, undress and put sackcloth on your waist, | |
12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine, | |
13 For the land of my people in which thorns and briars shall come up;
Yea, for all the joyful houses and for the jubilant city. | |
14 Because the palace has been abandoned, thel Lit multitude of thepopulated city forsaken.
m Or OphelHill and watch-tower have become caves forever,
A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks; | |
15 Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,
And the wilderness becomes a fertile field,
And the fertile field is considered as a forest. | |
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness
And righteousness will abide in the fertile field. | |
17 And the work of righteousness will be peace,
And the service of righteousness, quietness andn Or securityconfidence forever. | |
18 Then my people will live in a peaceful habitation,
And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places; | |
19 And it will hail when the forest comes down,
And the city will be utterly laid low. | |
20 How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters,
Whoo Lit send out the foot of the oxlet out freely the ox and the donkey. | |
