Isaiah 32:16
Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness shall abide in the fruitful field.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 11:9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of LORD as the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 42:4He will not fail nor be discouraged till he has set justice in the earth. And in his name Gentiles will hope (LXX/NT).
Isaiah 60:21Thy people also shall all be righteous. They shall inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
Hosea 3:5Afterward the sons of Israel shall return and seek LORD their God and David their king, and shall come with fear to LORD and to his goodness in the latter days.
1 Corinthians 6:9Or know ye not that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not led astray. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate men, nor homosexuals,
1 Peter 2:9But ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for an acquired possession, so that ye might broadly proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 32:10-20
Joyful Prospects. ( b. c. 726.) 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… Read the whole commentary →