Mourning the Good Times of the Past |
Isaiah 32:1-20 The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks] |
[Look,] a king shall [rule with] righteousness & princes shall rule [with justice.] And a man shall be [like] a hiding place, [a.k.a. a refuge,] from the wind & a [shelter] from the [mighty storms, like] rivers of water in a dry place & [like] the [shade] of a [large] rock, in a weary land. |
And the eyes of [those, who] see, shall not be dim. And the ears of [those, who] hear, shall [listen.] Also, the heart of the [impulsive,] shall understand knowledge. And the tongue of stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. |
The [disgusting] person shall no [longer] be called [open minded,] nor the [miser be] said to be [generous.] For the [disgusting] will speak [what is evil] & his heart will work [sinfully,] to practice hypocrisy & to [totally lead astray] [others] against the Lord, to make the soul of the hungry, empty & he will cause the [water to] drink of the thirsty, to fail. |
The [schemes] of the [miser] are also evil. He devises wicked [plots] to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speak [what is] right. But the [open minded] devise [nobel] things & by [generous] things, he shall stand. |
Rise up you women, [who] are at ease & hear My voice, you careless daughters. [Lend] your ear to My [words I speak.] You shall be troubled many days & years, you carless women: for the [crop of grapes] shall fail & the [harvest] gathering shall not [happen.] |
Tremble you women, [who] are at ease. Be troubled, you careless ones. Strip [yourselves] & make [yourselves] bare & [clothe] your [waist] with sackcloth. They shall mourn for the pleasant fields & for the fruitful vine & shall [strike their chest.] |
[Luke 18:13 And the publican, [a.k.a. tax collector,] standing [far away,] wouldn't so much as lift up his eyes to heaven, but [struck] upon his [chest,] saying, God, be merciful to me, a sinner.] |
Upon the land of My people, thorns & [sticker bushes] shall come up. [Yes,] upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city. [Isaiah 5:6-7 And I will lay it [to] waste. It shall not be pruned, nor [dug in,] but [sticker patches] & thorns shall come up there. |
I will also command the clouds, [so] that they [don't] rain upon it. For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts, is the house of Israel & the men of Judah, [are] His pleasant plant. And He looked for [justice,] but [saw] oppression & [looked] for righteousness, but [witnessed an outcry.] |
The multitude of the city shall be left, because the palaces are [abandoned.] The forts & towers shall be for dens forever, a joy of wild [donkeys] & a pasture of flocks, until the Spirit [is] poured upon us from on high & the wilderness [becomes] a fruitful field & the fruitful field [is considered as] a forest. |
Then, [justice] shall dwell in the wilderness & righteousness [shall] remain in the fruitful field. And the work of [righteous,] shall be [peaceful] & quietness & assurance forever [is the outcome] of righteousness. |
And when it shall hail, coming down [in] the forest & the city shall be in a low [valley,] My people shall dwell in [secure] dwellings & in [peaceful] resting places. Blessed are you, [who] sow [seeds] beside all waters & send out the feet of the ox & the [mule there.] |