Hiding Place - Shelter - Streams of Water

Isaiah 32: 1-4

¹Behold, a king will reign in righteousness,
and princes will rule in justice.
² Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a shelter from the storm,
like streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
³ Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
⁴The heart of the hasty will understand and know,
and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly.

[ESV]


¹BEHOLD, A King will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.

²And each one of them shall be like a hiding place from the wind and a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land [to those who turn to them].

³Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed or dimmed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.

⁴And the mind of the rash will understand knowledge and have good judgment, and the tongue of the stammerers will speak readily and plainly.

[Amplified]

^1-8 But look! A king will rule in the right way, and his leaders will carry out justice.
Each one will stand as a shelter from high winds,
provide safe cover in stormy weather.
Each will be cool running water in parched land,
a huge granite outcrop giving shade in the desert.
Anyone who looks will see,
anyone who listens will hear.
The impulsive will make sound decisions,
the tongue-tied will speak with eloquence.
No more will fools become celebrities,
nor crooks be rewarded with fame.
For fools are fools and that's that,
thinking up new ways to do mischief.
They leave a wake of wrecked lives
and lies about God,
Turning their backs on the homeless hungry,
ignoring those dying of thirst in the streets.
And the crooks? Underhanded sneaks they are,
inventive in sin and scandal,
Exploiting the poor with scams and lies,
unmoved by the victimized poor.
But those who are noble make noble plans,
and stand for what is noble.

[The Message]