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		Is 32:1 Behold, a King will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice.
		Is 32:2 Each [one of them] will be like a hiding place from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like streams of water in a dry land, Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched and weary land [to those who turn to them].
		Is 32:3 Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded, And the ears of those who hear will listen attentively.
		Is 32:4 The heart (mind) of those who act impulsively will discern the truth, And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly.
		Is 32:5 The fool (the good-for-nothing) will no longer be called noble, Nor the rogue said to be generous.
		Is 32:6 For the fool speaks nonsense, And his heart (mind) plans wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error concerning the LORD, To keep the craving of the hungry unsatisfied And to deprive the thirsty of drink.
		Is 32:7 As for the rogue, his weapons are evil; He conceives wicked plans To ruin the poor with lies, Even when the plea of the needy one is just and right.
		Is 32:8 But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things; And he stands by what is noble and magnificent.
		Is 32:9 ¶ Rise up, you women who are carefree, And hear my voice, You confident and unsuspecting daughters! Listen to what I am saying.
		Is 32:10 In little more than a year You will tremble [with anxiety], you unsuspecting and complacent women; For the vintage has ended, And the harvest will not come.
		Is 32:11 Tremble, you women who are carefree; Tremble with fear, you complacent ones! Strip, undress and wear sackcloth on your waist [in grief],
		Is 32:12 Beat your breasts [in mourning] for the beautiful fields, for the fruitful vine,
		Is 32:13 For the land of my people growing over with thorns and briars-- Yes, [mourn] for all the houses of joy in the joyous city.
		Is 32:14 For the palace has been abandoned, the populated city deserted; The hill [of the city] and the watchtower have become caves [for wild animals] forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,
		Is 32:15 Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is valued as a forest. [Ps 104:30; Ezek 36:26, 27; 39:29; Zech 12:10]
		Is 32:16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness will live in the fertile field.
		Is 32:17 And the effect of righteousness will be peace, And the result of righteousness will be quietness and confident trust forever.
		Is 32:18 Then my people will live in a peaceful surrounding, And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places.
		Is 32:19 But it will hail, when the forest comes down, And the [capital] city will fall in utter humiliation.
		Is 32:20 Blessed (happy, fortunate) are you who cast your seed upon all waters [when the river overflows its banks and irrigates the land], You who allow the ox and the donkey to roam freely.

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