1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice. | C | TOSK |
2 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. | C | TOSK |
3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen. | C | TOSK |
4 The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently. | C | TOSK |
5 No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected. | C | TOSK |
6 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. | C | TOSK |
7 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. | C | TOSK |
8 But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes. | C | TOSK |
9 Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters. | C | TOSK |
10 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. | C | TOSK |
11 Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists. | C | TOSK |
12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines, | C | TOSK |
13 and for the land of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers—even for every house of merriment in this city of revelry. | C | TOSK |
14 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— | C | TOSK |
15 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. | IP | C | TOSK |
16 Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field. | C | TOSK |
17 The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. | C | TOSK |
18 Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest. | C | TOSK |
19 But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths. | C | TOSK |
20 Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely. | C | TOSK |