God led those people straight to the city\par where they would live.\par
Isaiah 32:18 - Easy To Read Version My people will live in the beautiful field of peace. My people will live in tents of safety. They will live in calm and peaceful places. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places. American Standard Version (1901) And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places. Common English Bible Then my people will live in a peaceful dwelling, in secure homes, in carefree resting places. Catholic Public Domain Version And my people will be seated in the beauty of peacefulness, and in the tabernacles of faithfulness, and in the opulence of restfulness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And my people shall sit in the beauty of peace, and in the tabernacles of confidence, and in wealthy rest. |
God led those people straight to the city\par where they would live.\par
The only place that did not get hail was the land of Goshen, where the people of Israel lived.
Don’t be like a thief that wants to steal from a good person or take away his home.
At that time, there will be a special person from Jesse’s {\cf2\super [135]} family. This person will be like a flag. This “flag” will show all the nations that they should come together around him. The nations will ask him the things they should do. And the place where he is will be filled with glory.
The Lord will take away your hard work, and he will comfort you. \{In the past,\} you were slaves. Men forced you to do very hard work. But the Lord will end this hard work for you.
Then God will be a judge for the people of all nations. God will end the arguments for many people. Those people will stop using their weapons for fighting. They will make plows from their swords. And they will use their spears as tools for cutting plants. People will stop fighting against other people. People will never again train for war.
Lord, you have succeeded in doing\par all the things that we tried to do.\par So give us peace.\par
Lord, you give true peace\par to people who depend on you,\par to people who trust you.\par
In the past God spoke to those people, and he said, “Here is a resting place. This is the peaceful place. Let the tired people come and rest. This is the place of peace.”
The Lord my Master, the Holy One of Israel, says, “If you come back to me you will be saved. The only strength you have will come if you trust me. But you must be calm.”
Jerusalem, you are rich—you are rich with wisdom and knowledge of God. You are rich with salvation. You respect the Lord and that makes you rich. So you can know that you will continue.
“In that city, if a person builds a house,\par that person will live there.\par If a person plants a garden of grapes,\par that person will eat the grapes\par from that garden.\par
I will keep some of the people of Jacob (Israel). Some of the people of Judah will get my mountain. My servants will live there. I will choose the people that will live there.
At the time of this ‘branch,’ the people of Judah will be saved. The people will live safely in Jerusalem. The branch’s name is: ‘The Lord is Good.’”
They won’t be caught like an animal by the nations any more. Those animals won’t eat them any more. But they will live safely. No one will make them afraid.
The Lord says,\par ‘I will be a wall of fire around her,\par protecting her.\par And to bring glory to that city,\par I will live there.’”\par
Why? Because hurting you\par is like hurting the pupil of God’s eye.\par
The Lord All-Powerful says,\par “At that time, people will sit and talk\par with their friends and neighbors.\par They will invite each other to come sit under the fig trees and grape vines.”\par
This shows that the seventh-day rest {\cf2\super [33]} for God’s people is still coming.