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912 Prophecy of Isaias

3 The eyes of them that see shall not be dim, 16 An judgment shall dwell in the wilderness,
and the ears of them that hear shall hearken dili- and justice shall sit in charmel.
gently. 17 And the work of justice shall be peace, and
4 And the heart of fools shall understand the service of justice quietness, and security for
knowledge, and the tongue of stammerers shall ever.
speak readily and plain. 18 And my people shall sit in the beauty of
5 The fool shall no more be called prince: nei- peace, and in the tabernacles of confidence, and
ther shall the deceitful be called great: in wealthy rest.
6 For the fool will speak foolish things, and his 19 But hail shall be in the descent of the for-
heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, est, and the city shall be made very low.
and speak to the Lord deceitfully, and to make 20 Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters,
empty the soul of the hungry, and take away sending thither the foot of the ox and the ass.
drink from the thirsty.
7 The vessels of the deceitful are most wicked:
for he hath framed devices to destroy the meek, Chapter 33
with lying words, when the poor man speaketh
judgment. Woe to thee that spoilest, shalt not thou thy-
8 But the prince will devise such things as are self also be spoiled? and thou that despisest,
worthy of a prince, and he shall stand above the shalt not thyself also be despised? when thou
rulers. shalt have made an end of spoiling, thou shalt
9 Rise up, ye rich women, and hear my voice: be spoiled: when being wearied thou shalt cease
ye confident daughters, give ear to my speech. to despise, thou shalt be despised.
10 For after days and a year, you that are 2 O Lord, have mercy on us: for we have
confident shall be troubled: for the vintage is at waited for thee: be thou our arm in the morning,
an end, the gathering shall come no more. and our salvation in the time of trouble.
11 Be astonished, ye rich women, be troubled, 3 At the voice of the angel the people fled, and
ye confident ones: strip you, and be confounded, at the lifting up thyself the nations are scattered.
gird your loins. 4 And your spoils shall be gathered together
12 Mourn for your breasts, for the delightful as the locusts are gathered, as when the ditches
country, for the fruitful vineyard. are full of them.
13 Upon the land of my people shall thorns 5 The Lord is magnified, for he hath dwelt
and briers come up: how much more upon all on high: he hath filled Sion with judgment and
the houses of joy, of the city that rejoiced? justice.
14 For the house is forsaken, the multitude of 6 And there shall be faith in thy times: riches
the city is left, darkness and obscurity are come of salvation, wisdom and knowledge: the fear of
upon its dens for ever. A joy of wild asses, the the Lord is his treasure.
pastures of flocks. 7 Behold they that see shall cry without, the
15 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on angels of peace shall weep bitterly.
high: and the desert shall be as a charmel, and 8 The ways are made desolate, no one passeth
charmel shall be counted for a forest. by the road, the covenant is made void, he hath