Verse 16

Isaiah 32:16

Literal Standard Version

16 And judgment has dwelt in the wilderness, || And righteousness remains in the fruitful field.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/שָׁכַ֥ן בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֖ר מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה בַּ/כַּרְמֶ֥ל תֵּשֵֽׁב
English Translation
And justice dwells in the wilderness, and righteousness in the Carmel.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 32 Context
1 Behold, a king reigns for righteousness, || As for princes, they rule for judgment. Focus ↗
2 And each has been as a hiding place from wind, || And as a secret hiding place from inundation, || A... Focus ↗
3 And the eyes of beholders are not dazzled, || And the ears of hearers attend. Focus ↗
4 And the heart of those hurried understands to know, || And the tongue of stammerers hurries to speak... Focus ↗
5 A fool is no more called “noble,” || And to a miser it is not said, “rich”; Focus ↗
6 For a fool speaks folly, || And his heart does iniquity, to do profanity, || And to speak error conc... Focus ↗
7 And the miser—his instruments are evil, || He has counseled wicked schemes, || To corrupt the poor w... Focus ↗
8 And the noble counseled noble things, || And he rises up for noble things. Focus ↗
9 Women, easy ones, rise, hear my voice, || Daughters, confident ones, give ear to my saying, Focus ↗
10 In days and a year || You are troubled, O confident ones, || For harvest has been consumed, || The g... Focus ↗
11 Tremble, you women, you easy ones, || Be troubled, you confident ones, || Strip and make bare, with... Focus ↗
12 They are lamenting for breasts, || For fields of desire, for the fruitful vine. Focus ↗
13 Over the ground of my people thorn and brier go up, || Surely over all houses of joy of the exulting... Focus ↗
14 The palace has been left, || The multitude of the city forsaken, || Fort and watchtower have been fo... Focus ↗
15 Until the Spirit is emptied out on us from on high, || And a wilderness has become a fruitful field,... Focus ↗
16 And judgment has dwelt in the wilderness, || And righteousness remains in the fruitful field.
17 And a work of the righteousness has been peace, || And a service of the righteousness—Keeping quiet... Focus ↗
18 And My people have dwelt in a peaceful habitation, || And in steadfast dwelling places, || And in qu... Focus ↗
19 And it has hailed in the going down of the forest, || And the city is low in the valley. Focus ↗
20 Blessed are you sowing by all waters, || Sending forth the foot of the ox and the donkey! Focus ↗