BEHOLD, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
4 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
6 For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
7 The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
9 Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.
10 Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
11 Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
12 They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
13 Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:
14 Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
15 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
16 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
19 When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.
20 Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.

1Behold, a King shal reigne in righteousnes, and princes shal rule in iudgement.

2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the winde, and a couert from the tempest: as riuers of water in a drie place, as the shadow of a great rocke in a wearie land.

3And the eyes of them that see, shall not be dimme; and the eares of them that heare, shall hearken.

4The heart also of the rash shall vnderstand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall bee readie to speake plainely.

5The vile person shall be no more called liberall, nor the churle sayd to be bountifull.

6For the vile person wil speake villenie, and his heart will worke iniquitie, to practise hypocrisie, and to vtter errour against the Lord, to make emptie the soule of the hungry, and hee will cause the drinke of the thirstie to faile.

7The instruments also of the churle are euill: he deuiseth wicked deuices, to destroy the poore with lying wordes, euen when the needie speaketh right.

8But the liberall deuiseth liberall things, and by liberall things shall hee stand.

9 Rise vp ye women that are at ease: heare my voice, ye carelesse daughters, giue eare vnto my speech.

10Many dayes and yeeres shall ye be troubled, yee carelesse women: for the vintage shall faile, the gathering shall not come.

11Tremble yee women that are at ease: be troubled, ye carelesse ones, strip ye and make ye bare, and gird sackecloth vpon your loynes.

12They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fieldes, for the fruitfull vine.

13Upon the land of my people shall come vp thornes, and briars, yea vpon all the houses of ioy in the ioyous citie.

14Because the palaces shall be forsaken, the multitude of the citie shall be left, the forts and towres shall be for dennes for euer, a ioy of wild asses, a pasture of flockes;

15Untill the spirit be powred vpon vs from on high, and the wildernesse be a fruitfull field, and the fruitfull field be counted for a forrest.

16Then iudgement shall dwell in the wildernesse, and righteousnesse remaine in the fruitfull field.

17And the worke of righteousnesse shalbe peace, and the effect of righteousnesse, quietnesse and assurance for euer.

18And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places:

19When it shall haile, comming downe on the forrest; and the citie shall be low in a low place.

20Blessed are yee that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feete of the oxe and the asse.

I == Ps 45:1 ; Jer 23:5 ; Hos 3:5 ; Zech 9:9

 

II == Isa 4:6 ; 25:4

III == Isa 29:18 ; 35:5-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IX == Amos 6:1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIII == Isa 22:2 ; 34:13 ; Hos 9:6

 

XIV == Isa 27:10

 

 

XV == Ps 104:30 ; Isa 29:17 ; 35:2 ; Joel 2:28

 

 

 

XVII == James 3:18

 

 

 

XIX == Isa 30:30 ; Zech 11:2

 

XX == Isa 30:24

 

1 See, a king will reign justly and princes will rule rightly.

2 Each of them will be a shelter from the wind, a retreat from the rain. They will be like streams of water in a dry country, like the shade of a great rock in a parched land.

3 The eyes of those who see will not be closed;. the ears of those who hear will be attentive,

4 The flighty will become wise and capable, and the stutterers will speak fluently and clearly.

5 No more will the fool be called noble, nor the trickster be considered honorable,

6 For the fool speaks foolishly, planning evil in his heart:. How to do wickedness, to speak perversely against the LORD, To let the hungry go empty and the thirsty be without drink,

7 And the trickster uses wicked trickery, planning crimes: How to ruin the poor with lies, and the needy when they plead their case.

8 But the noble man plans noble things, and by noble things he stands.

9 O complacent ladies, rise up and hear my voice, overconfident women, give heed to my words.

10 In a little more than a year you overconfident ones will be shaken; The vintage will fail, there will be no harvest.

11 Tremble, you who are complacent! Shudder, you who are overconfident! Strip yourselves bare, with only a loincloth to cover you,

12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, the fruitful vine,

13 And the soil of my people, overgrown whth thorns and briers; For all the joyful houses, the wanton city.

14 Yes, the castle will be forsaken, the noisy city deserted;

19 Down it comes, as trees come down in the forest! The city will be utterly laid low. Hill and tower will become wasteland forever for wild asses to frolic in, and flocks to pasture,

15 Until the spirit from on high is poured out on us. Then will the desert become an orchard and the orchard be regarded as a forest.

16 Right will dwell in the desert and justice abide in the orchard.

17 Justice will bring about peace; right will produce calm and security.

18 My people will live in peaceful country, in secure dwellings and quiet resting places.

20 Happy are you who sow beside every stream, and let the ox and the ass go freely!

v 1,2. Christ will reign in the Millennium and will be the rock in the weary land.

 

v 3-8. Instead of being blind, people will understand God’s word. Vile people will be exposed for what they are, but noble people will be firm in their noble stand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 9-14. The unconcerned women are warned that (in about a year) the land would be taken over and they would not get the crops, and the land be made desolate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 15-20. After the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, in the Millennium things will be the opposite. There will be justice, fruitfulness, peace and blessing.