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href="/bsb/isaiah/32.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/32.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The LORD&#8217s justice will dwell in the desert, his righteousness live in the fertile field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Justice will rule in the wilderness and righteousness in the fertile field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness will remain in the fertile field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then justice will dwell in the wilderness And righteousness will abide in the fertile field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness will abide in the fertile field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness will live in the fruitful orchard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness will live in the fertile field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the orchard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the orchard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness shall abide in the fruitful field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Honesty and justice will prosper there, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness shall abide in the fruitful field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then justice will live in the wilderness, and righteousness will be at home in the fertile field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Everywhere in the land righteousness and justice will be done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Then justice will live in the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Justice will settle down in the desert and fairness will live in the orchard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then justice will dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness will remain in the fruitful field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then justice will dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness will remain in the fruitful field. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And judgment has dwelt in the wilderness, "" And righteousness remains in the fruitful field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And dwelt in the wilderness hath judgment, And righteousness in the fruitful field remaineth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And judgment dwelling in the desert, and justice shall sit in Carmel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and justice shall sit in charmel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And judgment will live in solitude, and justice will be seated in a fruitful place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then judgment will dwell in the wilderness and justice abide in the garden land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And judgment shall dwell in the wilderness and righteousness shall be given in Karmela<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness shall abide in the fruitful field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then judgement shall abide in the wilderness, and righteousness shall dwell in Carmel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/32-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6804" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/32.htm">The Women of Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- Judgment. ">Then justice</a> <a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: wə·šā·ḵan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">will inhabit</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">the wilderness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">and righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: tê·šêḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">will dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/3759.htm" title="3759: bak·kar·mel (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A plantation, garden land, fruit, garden growth. From kerem; a planted field; by implication, garden produce.">in the fertile field.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-27.htm">Isaiah 1:27</a></span><br />Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4-5</a></span><br />but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips. / Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Isaiah 28:17</a></span><br />I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1-4</a></span><br />“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. / He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets. / A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-4.htm">Isaiah 51:4-5</a></span><br />Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly. / My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Isaiah 61:8</a></span><br />For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-6</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-15.htm">Jeremiah 33:15-16</a></span><br />In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Ezekiel 34:16</a></span><br />I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-24.htm">Amos 5:24</a></span><br />But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a></span><br />He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a></span><br />Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-18.htm">Matthew 12:18-21</a></span><br />“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations. / He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets. / A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Luke 18:7-8</a></span><br />Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them? / I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Isaiah 35:8</a></b></br> And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it <i>shall be</i> for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err <i>therein</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-4.htm">Isaiah 42:4</a></b></br> He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6-8</a></b></br> Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-15.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-19.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-1.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Fertile</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Field</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Fruitful</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-30.htm">Inhabit</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-4.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-1.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Live</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-1.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-1.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-10.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Fertile</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-2.htm">Field</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Fruitful</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-16.htm">Inhabit</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-5.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-5.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Live</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/32-1.htm">The blessings of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Desolation is foreshown</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Restoration is promised to succeed</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/32.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then justice will inhabit the wilderness</b><br>This phrase suggests a transformation where justice, often associated with fairness and moral rightness, will take root in places previously barren or desolate. In biblical context, the wilderness often symbolizes chaos, desolation, or a place of testing and trial, as seen in the Israelites' journey in the desert (Exodus 16-17). The promise of justice inhabiting such a place indicates a divine intervention that brings order and moral rectitude. This transformation can be seen as a foreshadowing of the Messianic age, where Christ's reign will bring justice to all corners of the earth, even those that seem spiritually barren.<p><b>and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field</b><br>Righteousness, which involves living in accordance with God's standards, is depicted as residing in a fertile field, a place of growth and abundance. This imagery contrasts with the wilderness, highlighting a comprehensive renewal of both desolate and fruitful areas. The fertile field can symbolize the hearts of believers, where righteousness takes root and flourishes, reminiscent of the parable of the sower (<a href="/matthew/13.htm">Matthew 13:1-23</a>). This phrase also points to the ultimate fulfillment of God's kingdom, where righteousness will be the norm, aligning with prophecies of a new heaven and new earth (<a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-4</a>). The presence of righteousness in such a setting underscores the transformative power of God's kingdom, where His will is perfectly enacted.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is known for his prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah and the future restoration of Israel. His messages often include themes of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>In biblical terms, the wilderness often symbolizes a place of desolation, testing, or spiritual barrenness. It is a place where God’s transformative work can occur.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fertile_field.htm">Fertile Field</a></b><br>Represents abundance, growth, and prosperity. It is often used metaphorically to describe a place or state of spiritual fruitfulness and blessing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/justice.htm">Justice</a></b><br>In Hebrew, the word used is "mishpat," which refers to God’s divine order and fairness. It is a key theme in the prophetic literature, emphasizing God’s desire for moral and ethical living.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/righteousness.htm">Righteousness</a></b><br>The Hebrew word "tsedaqah" signifies right standing with God and living in accordance with His will. It is closely linked with justice and is a hallmark of the Messianic kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transformative_power_of_god's_justice.htm">The Transformative Power of God’s Justice</a></b><br>God’s justice is not merely punitive but transformative, bringing order and restoration to places of desolation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/righteousness_as_a_dwelling_place.htm">Righteousness as a Dwelling Place</a></b><br>Righteousness is not just an action but a state of being that should permeate our lives, influencing our thoughts, actions, and relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_believer_in_promoting_justice_and_righteousness.htm">The Role of the Believer in Promoting Justice and Righteousness</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to be agents of justice and righteousness in our communities, reflecting God’s character in a broken world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_future_restoration.htm">Hope in God’s Future Restoration</a></b><br>Isaiah’s vision provides hope that God will ultimately restore and renew all things, bringing justice and righteousness to fruition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_fruitfulness_in_god's_kingdom.htm">Spiritual Fruitfulness in God’s Kingdom</a></b><br>Just as the fertile field represents abundance, our lives should bear spiritual fruit as we live in alignment with God’s will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_32_align_with_matthew_24.htm">If Isaiah 32 describes a future reign of perfect justice, how do we reconcile this with other biblical texts (e.g., Matthew 24) that predict continued wars and turmoil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_isaiah_32_15-16.htm">If Isaiah 32:15-16 predicts deserts flourishing due to divine intervention, why is there no clear scientific or archaeological evidence of this phenomenon occurring?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_isaiah's_king's_rule.htm">If Isaiah 32:1-2 promises a protective and righteous king for all people, why is there no historical or archaeological record of such a universal rule?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_suffering_god's_righteous_judgment.htm">In 2 Thessalonians 1:5, how can suffering be seen as a demonstration of God's righteous judgment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Then judgment shall dwell . . .</span>--Outward blessings, themselves symbols of something beyond themselves, are followed by spiritual. Over the whole country, from the one extreme of cultivation to the other, the judgment and righteousness which had been so lacking should now find a home, and bring their blessed fruits of peace, and confidence, and calm. The whole picture is that of a smiling land, a God-fearing and contented people, all in striking contrast with the panic and unrest with which the people had been but too familiar.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness</span>. In all parts of the kingdom of Christ, the lowest as well as the highest, "judgment" and "righteousness" shall prevail (comp. ver. 1). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/32-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then justice</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּ֑ט</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will inhabit</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁכַ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ḵan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> </span><span class="str2">To settle down, abide, dwell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wilderness,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and righteousness</span><br /><span class="heb">וּצְדָקָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rightness, subjectively, objectively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּשֵֽׁב׃</span> <span class="translit">(tê·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the fertile field.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּכַּרְמֶ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(bak·kar·mel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3759.htm">Strong's 3759: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plantation, garden land, fruit, garden growth</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/32-16.htm">Isaiah 32:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/32-16.htm">Isaiah 32:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/32-16.htm">Isaiah 32:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/32-16.htm">Isaiah 32:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/32-16.htm">Isaiah 32:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/32-16.htm">Isaiah 32:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/32-16.htm">Isaiah 32:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/32-16.htm">Isaiah 32:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/32-16.htm">Isaiah 32:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/32-16.htm">Isaiah 32:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/32-16.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 32:16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 32:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 32:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 32:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 32:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>