Isaiah 32:16
Then shall, justice inhabit, the wilderness, And righteousness, in the garden-land, shall abide;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 filled is the land with the knowledge of Yahweh, As the waters, to the sea, form a covering.
Isaiah 42:4He will not fade, nor will he be crushed, Until he establish, in the earth, justice, And for his instruction, Coastlands, wait.
Isaiah 60:21And, thy people, shall all of them, be righteous, To times age-abiding, shall they possess, the land,—The sprout of mine own planting, The work of mine own hands,—That I may get myself glory.
Hosea 3:5Afterwards, shall the sons of Israel return, and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king,—and shall turn with throbbing hearts unto Yahweh and unto his goodness, in the afterpart of the days.
1 Corinthians 6:9Or know ye not that, wrong-doers, shall not inherit, God’s kingdom? Be not deceiving yourselves:—neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,
1 Peter 2:9But, ye, are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a peculiar treasure, that, the excellences, ye may tell forth, of him who, out of darkness, hath called you 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 →