Isaiah 32:16
And judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and justice shall sit in charmel.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
In Context
17And the work of justice shall be peace, and the service of justice quietness, and security for ever.
Cross References
Isaiah 11:9They shall not hurt, nor shall they kill in all my holy mountain, for the earth is filled with the knowledge of the Lord, as the covering waters of the sea.
Isaiah 42:4He shall not be sad, nor troublesome, till he set judgment in the earth: and the islands shall wait for his law.
Isaiah 60:21And thy people shall be all just, they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hand to glorify me.
Hosea 3:5And after this the children of Israel shall return, and shall seek the Lord their God, and David their king: and they shall fear the Lord, and his goodness in the last days.
1 Corinthians 6:9Know you not that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people: that you may declare his virtues, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous 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 →