Isaiah 31 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 32

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

KJVBehold, a king^H4428 shall reign^H4427^(H8799) in righteousness^H6664, and princes^H8269 shall rule^H8323^(H8799) in judgment^H4941.

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.

KJVAnd a man^H376 shall be as an hiding place^H4224 from the wind^H7307, and a covert^H5643 from the tempest^H2230; as rivers^H6388 of water^H4325 in a dry place^H6724, as the shadow^H6738 of a great^H3515 rock^H5553 in a weary^H5889 land^H776.

³ The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen.

KJVAnd the eyes^H5869 of them that see^H7200^(H8802) shall not be dim^H8159^(H8799), and the ears^H241 of them that hear^H8085^(H8802) shall hearken^H7181^(H8799).

⁴ The heart of the rash will understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.

KJVThe heart^H3824 also of the rash^H4116^(H8737) shall understand^H995^(H8799) knowledge^H1847, and the tongue^H3956 of the stammerers^H5926 shall be ready^H4116^(H8762) to speak^H1696^(H8763) plainly^H6703.

⁵ The fool will no longer be called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

KJVThe vile person^H5036 shall be no more called^H7121^(H8735) liberal^H5081, nor the churl^H3596 said^H559^(H8735) to be bountiful^H7771.

⁶ For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against Yahweh, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

KJVFor the vile person^H5036 will speak^H1696^(H8762) villany^H5039, and his heart^H3820 will work^H6213^(H8799) iniquity^H205, to practise^H6213^(H8800) hypocrisy^H2612, and to utter^H1696^(H8763) error^H8442 against the LORD^H3068, to make empty^H7324^(H8687) the soul^H5315 of the hungry^H7457, and he will cause the drink^H4945 of the thirsty^H6771 to fail^H2637^(H8686).

⁷ The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked plans to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.

KJVThe instruments^H3627 also of the churl^H3596 are evil^H7451: he deviseth^H3289^(H8804) wicked devices^H2154 to destroy^H2254^(H8763) the poor^H6041^(H8675)^H6035 with lying^H8267 words^H561, even when the needy^H34 speaketh^H1696^(H8763) right^H4941.

⁸ But the noble devises noble things, and he will continue in noble things.

KJVBut the liberal^H5081 deviseth^H3289^(H8804) liberal things^H5081; and by liberal things^H5081 shall he stand^H6965^(H8799).

⁹ Rise up, you women who are at ease! Hear my voice! You careless daughters, give ear to my speech!

KJVRise up^H6965^(H8798), ye women^H802 that are at ease^H7600; hear^H8085^(H8798) my voice^H6963, ye careless^H982^(H8802) daughters^H1323; give ear^H238^(H8685) unto my speech^H565.

¹⁰ For days beyond a year you will be troubled, you careless women; for the vintage will fail. The harvest won’t come.

KJVMany days^H3117 and years^H8141 shall ye be troubled^H7264^(H8799), ye careless women^H982^(H8802): for the vintage^H1210 shall fail^H3615^(H8804), the gathering^H625 shall not come^H935^(H8799).

¹¹ Tremble, you women who are at ease! Be troubled, you careless ones! Strip yourselves, make yourselves naked, and put sackcloth on your waist.

KJVTremble^H2729^(H8798), ye women that are at ease^H7600; be troubled^H7264^(H8798), ye careless ones^H982^(H8802): strip^H6584^(H8800) you, and make you bare^H6209^(H8798), and gird^H2290 sackcloth upon your loins^H2504.

¹² Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.

KJVThey shall lament^H5594^(H8802) for the teats^H7699, for the pleasant^H2531 fields^H7704, for the fruitful^H6509^(H8802) vine^H1612.

¹³ Thorns and briers will come up on my people’s land; yes, on all the houses of joy in the joyous city.

KJVUpon the land^H127 of my people^H5971 shall come up^H5927^(H8799) thorns^H6975 and briers^H8068; yea, upon all the houses^H1004 of joy^H4885 in the joyous^H5947 city^H7151:

¹⁴ For the palace will be forsaken. The populous city will be deserted. The hill and the watchtower will be for dens forever, a delight for wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks,

KJVBecause the palaces^H759 shall be forsaken^H5203^(H8795); the multitude^H1995 of the city^H5892 shall be left^H5800^(H8795); the forts^H6076 and towers^H975 shall be for dens^H4631 for^H5704 ever^H5769, a joy^H4885 of wild asses^H6501, a pasture^H4829 of flocks^H5739;

¹⁵ until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered a forest.

KJVUntil the spirit^H7307 be poured^H6168^(H8735) upon us from on high^H4791, and the wilderness^H4057 be a fruitful field^H3759, and the fruitful field^H3759 be counted^H2803^(H8735) for a forest^H3293.

¹⁶ Then justice will dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness will remain in the fruitful field.

KJVThen judgment^H4941 shall dwell^H7931^(H8804) in the wilderness^H4057, and righteousness^H6666 remain^H3427^(H8799) in the fruitful field^H3759.

¹⁷ The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.

KJVAnd the work^H4639 of righteousness^H6666 shall be peace^H7965; and the effect^H5656 of righteousness^H6666 quietness^H8252^(H8687) and assurance^H983 for^H5704 ever^H5769.

¹⁸ My people will live in a peaceful habitation, in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting places,

KJVAnd my people^H5971 shall dwell^H3427^(H8804) in a peaceable^H7965 habitation^H5116, and in sure^H4009 dwellings^H4908, and in quiet^H7600 resting places^H4496;

¹⁹ though hail flattens the forest, and the city is leveled completely.

KJVWhen it shall hail^H1258^(H8804), coming down^H3381^(H8800) on the forest^H3293; and the city^H5892 shall be low^H8213^(H8799) in a low place^H8218.

²⁰ Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send out the feet of the ox and the donkey.

KJVBlessed^H835 are ye that sow^H2232^(H8802) beside all waters^H4325, that send forth^H7971^(H8764) thither the feet^H7272 of the ox^H7794 and the ass^H2543.

WEB·Isaiah 31

¹Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel, and they don’t seek Yahweh!

KJVWoe^H1945 to them that go down^H3381^(H8802) to Egypt^H4714 for help^H5833; and stay^H8172^(H8735) on horses^H5483, and trust^H982^(H8799) in chariots^H7393, because they are many^H7227; and in horsemen^H6571, because they are very^H3966 strong^H6105^(H8804); but they look^H8159^(H8804) not unto the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478, neither seek^H1875^(H8804) the LORD^H3068!

² Yet he also is wise, and will bring disaster, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of those who work iniquity.

KJVYet he also is wise^H2450, and will bring^H935^(H8686) evil^H7451, and will not call back^H5493^(H8689) his words^H1697: but will arise^H6965^(H8804) against the house^H1004 of the evildoers^H7489^(H8688), and against the help^H5833 of them that work^H6466^(H8802) iniquity^H205.

³ Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When Yahweh stretches out his hand, both he who helps shall stumble, and he who is helped shall fall, and they all shall be consumed together.

KJVNow the Egyptians^H4714 are men^H120, and not God^H410; and their horses^H5483 flesh^H1320, and not spirit^H7307. When the LORD^H3068 shall stretch out^H5186^(H8686) his hand^H3027, both he that helpeth^H5826^(H8802) shall fall^H3782^(H8804), and he that is holpen^H5826^(H8803) shall fall down^H5307^(H8804), and they all shall fail^H3615^(H8799) together^H3162.

⁴ For Yahweh says to me, “As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds is called together against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for their noise, so Yahweh of Armies will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its heights.

KJVFor thus hath the LORD^H3068 spoken^H559^(H8804) unto me, Like as the lion^H738 and the young lion^H3715 roaring^H1897^(H8799) on his prey^H2964, when a multitude^H4393 of shepherds^H7462^(H8802) is called forth^H7121^(H8735) against him, he will not be afraid^H2865^(H8735) of their voice^H6963, nor abase^H6031^(H8799) himself for the noise^H1995 of them: so shall the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 come down^H3381^(H8799) to fight^H6633^(H8800) for mount^H2022 Zion^H6726, and for the hill^H1389 thereof.

⁵ As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it.”

KJVAs birds^H6833 flying^H5774^(H8802), so will the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 defend^H1598^(H8686) Jerusalem^H3389; defending^H1598^(H8800) also he will deliver^H5337^(H8689) it; and passing over^H6452^(H8800) he will preserve^H4422^(H8689) it.

⁶ Return to him from whom you have deeply revolted, children of Israel.

KJVTurn^H7725^(H8798) ye unto him from whom the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 have deeply^H6009^(H8689) revolted^H5627.

⁷ For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold—sin which your own hands have made for you.

KJVFor in that day^H3117 every man^H376 shall cast away^H3988^(H8799) his idols^H457 of silver^H3701, and his idols^H457 of gold^H2091, which your own hands^H3027 have made^H6213^(H8804) unto you for a sin^H2399.

⁸ “The Assyrian will fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of mankind, shall devour him. He will flee from the sword, and his young men will become subject to forced labor.

KJVThen shall the Assyrian^H804 fall^H5307^(H8804) with the sword^H2719, not of a mighty man^H376; and the sword^H2719, not of a mean man^H120, shall devour^H398^(H8799) him: but he shall flee^H5127^(H8804) from^H6440 the sword^H2719, and his young men^H970 shall be discomfited^H4522.

⁹ His rock will pass away by reason of terror, and his princes will be afraid of the banner,” says Yahweh, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.

KJVAnd he shall pass over^H5674^(H8799) to his strong hold^H5553 for fear^H4032, and his princes^H8269 shall be afraid^H2865^(H8804) of the ensign^H5251, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, whose fire^H217 is in Zion^H6726, and his furnace^H8574 in Jerusalem^H3389.

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