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A Reign of Righteousness
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness,
And princes will rule with justice.
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness,
And princes will rule with justice.
A King Will Reign in Righteousness
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness,
and princes will rule in justice.
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness,
and princes will rule in justice.
Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a shelter from the storm,
like streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
a shelter from the storm,
like streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
The eyes of those who see will not be dim,
And the ears of those who hear will listen.
And the ears of those who hear will listen.
Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
The heart of the hasty will understand and know,
and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly.
and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly.
The fool will no more be called noble,
nor the scoundrel said to be honorable.
nor the scoundrel said to be honorable.
For the foolish person will speak foolishness,
And his heart will work iniquity:
To practice ungodliness,
To utter error against the Lord,
To keep the hungry unsatisfied,
And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
And his heart will work iniquity:
To practice ungodliness,
To utter error against the Lord,
To keep the hungry unsatisfied,
And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
For the fool speaks folly,
and his heart is busy with iniquity,
to practice ungodliness,
to utter error concerning the Lord,
to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied,
and to deprive the thirsty of drink.
and his heart is busy with iniquity,
to practice ungodliness,
to utter error concerning the Lord,
to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied,
and to deprive the thirsty of drink.
Also the schemes of the schemer are evil;
He devises wicked plans
To destroy the poor with lying words,
Even when the needy speaks justice.
He devises wicked plans
To destroy the poor with lying words,
Even when the needy speaks justice.
As for the scoundrel — his devices are evil;
he plans wicked schemes
to ruin the poor with lying words,
even when the plea of the needy is right.
he plans wicked schemes
to ruin the poor with lying words,
even when the plea of the needy is right.
But he who is noble plans noble things,
and on noble things he stands.
and on noble things he stands.
Consequences of Complacency
Rise up, you women who are at ease,
Hear my voice;
You complacent daughters,
Give ear to my speech.
Rise up, you women who are at ease,
Hear my voice;
You complacent daughters,
Give ear to my speech.
Complacent Women Warned of Disaster
Rise up, you women who are at ease, hear my voice;
you complacent daughters, give ear to my speech.
Rise up, you women who are at ease, hear my voice;
you complacent daughters, give ear to my speech.
In a year and some days
You will be troubled, you complacent women;
For the vintage will fail,
The gathering will not come.
You will be troubled, you complacent women;
For the vintage will fail,
The gathering will not come.
In little more than a year
you will shudder, you complacent women;
for the grape harvest fails,
the fruit harvest will not come.
you will shudder, you complacent women;
for the grape harvest fails,
the fruit harvest will not come.
Tremble, you women who are at ease;
Be troubled, you complacent ones;
Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare,
And gird sackcloth on your waists.
Be troubled, you complacent ones;
Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare,
And gird sackcloth on your waists.
Tremble, you women who are at ease,
shudder, you complacent ones;
strip, and make yourselves bare,
and tie sackcloth around your waist.
shudder, you complacent ones;
strip, and make yourselves bare,
and tie sackcloth around your waist.
People shall mourn upon their breasts
For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,
for the fruitful vine,
for the fruitful vine,
On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers,
Yes, on all the happy homes in the joyous city;
Yes, on all the happy homes in the joyous city;
for the soil of my people
growing up in thorns and briers,
yes, for all the joyous houses
in the exultant city.
growing up in thorns and briers,
yes, for all the joyous houses
in the exultant city.
Because the palaces will be forsaken,
The bustling city will be deserted.
The forts and towers will become lairs forever,
A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks —
The bustling city will be deserted.
The forts and towers will become lairs forever,
A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks —
For the palace is forsaken,
the populous city deserted;
the hill and the watchtower
will become dens forever,
a joy of wild donkeys,
a pasture of flocks;
the populous city deserted;
the hill and the watchtower
will become dens forever,
a joy of wild donkeys,
a pasture of flocks;
Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.
and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.
The Peace of God’s Reign
Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.
and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.
The work of righteousness will be peace,
And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation,
In secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places,
In secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places,
My people will abide in a peaceful habitation,
in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
Though hail comes down on the forest,
And the city is brought low in humiliation.
And the city is brought low in humiliation.
And it will hail when the forest falls down,
and the city will be utterly laid low.
and the city will be utterly laid low.