Isaiah 32:1

Justice and Wisdom Will Prevail

32:1 Look, a king will promote fairness;

officials will promote justice.

Isaiah 32:17

32:17 Fairness will produce peace

and result in lasting security.

Isaiah 32:16

32:16 Justice will settle down in the desert

and fairness will live in the orchard.

Isaiah 33:5

33:5 The Lord is exalted,

indeed, he lives in heaven;

he fills Zion with justice and fairness.


tn Heb “will reign according to fairness.”

tn Heb “will rule according to justice.”

tn Heb “and the product of fairness will be peace.”

tn Heb “and the work of fairness [will be] calmness and security forever.”

sn This new era of divine blessing will also include a moral/ethical transformation, as justice and fairness fill the land and replace the social injustice so prevalent in Isaiah’s time.

tn Or “elevated”; NCV, NLT “is very great.”

tn Or “for” (KJV, NASB, NIV).

tn Heb “on high” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); CEV “in the heavens.”