Isaiah 32:18

32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.

And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

KJV

My people will live in a peaceful habitation, in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting places.

And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

32:19 When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place. low in: or, utterly abased

What does Isaiah 32:18 mean?

Isaiah 32:18 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עַם (ʻam), יָשַׁב (yâshab), שָׁלוֹם (shâlôwm). It connects to 8 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

And

peopleעַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

shall

dwellיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

peaceableשָׁלוֹםshâlôwm/shaw-lome'/H7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace

habitation,נָוֶהnâveh/naw-veh'/H5116(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)

and

sureמִבְטָחmibṭâch/mib-tawkh'/H4009properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assurance

dwellings,מִשְׁכָּןmishkân/mish-kawn'/H4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)

and

quietשַׁאֲנָןshaʼănân/shah-an-awn'/H7600secure; in a bad sense, haughty

resting

places;מְנוּחָהmᵉnûwchâh/men-oo-khaw'/H4496repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an abode

Commentary on Isaiah 32:18

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 32:17–18

forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. Here, as before, men are judged of, and, accordingly, are justified or condemned, by their words, Matt. xii. 37 . 1. It is both the proof and the praise of a man's wisdom and goodness that he speaks wisely and well. A good man, in his discourse, brings forth wisdom for the benefit of others. God gives him wisdom as a reward of his righteousness ( Eccl. ii. 26 ), and he, in gratitude for that gift and justice to the giver, does good with it, and with his wise and pious discourses edifies many. He knows what is acceptable, what discourse will be pleasing to God (for that is it that he studies more than to oblige the company), and what will be agreeable both to the speaker and to the hearers, what will become him and benefit them, and that he will speak. 2. It is the sin, and will be the ruin, of a wicked man, that he speaks wickedly like himself. The mouth of the wicked speaks frowardness, that which is displeasing to God and provoking to those he converses with; and what is the issue of it? Why, the froward tongue shall be cut out, as surely as the flattering one, Ps. xii. 3 .

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Deuteronomy 25:13

Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small. divers: Heb. a stone and a stone

Isaiah 16:11

Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh.

Ezekiel 45:10

Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

Hosea 12:7

He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. a merchant: or, Canaan oppress: or, deceive

Amos 8:5

Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? new: or, month set: Heb. open falsifying: Heb. perverting the balances of deceit

Amos 8:6

That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

Micah 6:10

Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? Are: or, Is there yet unto every man an house of the, etc scant: Heb. measure of leanness

Micah 6:11

Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? count: or, be pure with, etc

Topics

Peace Righteousness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 32:18.

Genesis 34:16

Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

Isaiah 33:20

Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 32:18 say?

Isaiah 32:18 (King James Version) reads: "And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;"

Is Isaiah 32:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 32:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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