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Isaiah 32:18

PeaceRest and sabbathProtection and safetyContentment

16 Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.

17 The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.

Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.

19 But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths.

20 Blessed are those who sow beside abundant waters, who let the ox and donkey range freely.

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BSB
Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
KJV
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
WEB
My people will live in a peaceful habitation, in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting places,
ASV
And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
DARBY
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
BLB
And My people will settle in an abode of peace, and in dwelling places of security and quiet places of rest.
ÅB
Og mitt folk skal bo i fredens bolig og i trygghetens telter og på sorgfrie hvilesteder.
OTB
Mitt folk skal bo i fredelige bosetninger, i trygge hjem, og på uforstyrrede hvilesteder.
B1930
Og mitt folk skal bo i fredens bolig og i trygghetens telter og på sorgfrie hvilesteder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Zechariah 2:5

    For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”

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  • Hosea 2:18–23

    On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and weapons of war in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.

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  • Jeremiah 33:16

    In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

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  • Ezekiel 34:25–26

    I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.

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  • Isaiah 35:9–10

    No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it.

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  • Isaiah 33:20–22

    Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken.

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  • Jeremiah 23:5–6

    Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

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  • 1 John 4:16

    And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

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