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15 until the Spirit from on high is poured upon us,
    and the desert becomes a fertile field,
        and the fertile field seems like a forest.”

Restoration of God’s Reign

16 “Then justice will live in the wilderness,
    and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.
17 The effect of righteousness will be peace,
    and the result of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.
18 My people will live in peaceful dwellings,
    in secure homes and in undisturbed resting places.
19 But it will hail when the forest comes down,
    and the wood[a] will be leveled completely.
20 How happy you will be, sowing your seed beside every stream,
    and[b] letting your[c] cattle and donkeys range freely!”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:19 So 1QIsaa; MT reads the city; LXX lacks the wood
  2. Isaiah 32:20 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks and
  3. Isaiah 32:20 Lit. letting the feet of your