# Isaiah 32.17 **Book:** [Isaiah](/codex/isaiah-the-prophet/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 15. until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest. 16. Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness shall abide in the fruitful field. > > **17. And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence for ever.** > > 18. And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places. 19. But it shall hail in the downfall of the forest; and the city shall be utterly laid low. (Isaiah 32:15-19, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 15. Until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered a forest. 16. Then justice will dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness will remain in the fruitful field. > > **17. The work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.** > > 18. My people will live in a peaceful habitation, in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting places. 19. Though hail flattens the forest, and the city is leveled completely. (Isaiah 32:15-19, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 15. Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. 16. Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. > > **17. And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.** > > 18. And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; 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 (Isaiah 32:15-19, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 15. Till emptied out on us is the Spirit from on high, And a wilderness hath become a fruitful field, And the fruitful field for a forest is reckoned. 16. And dwelt in the wilderness hath judgment, And righteousness in the fruitful field remaineth. > > **17. And a work of the righteousness hath been peace, And a service of the righteousness, Keeping quiet and confidence unto the age.** > > 18. And dwelt hath My people in a peaceful habitation, And in stedfast tabernacles, And in quiet resting-places. 19. And it hath hailed in the going down of the forest, And in the valley is the city low. (Isaiah 32:15-19, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [H6666 - tzedakah](/codex/h6666-tzedakah/) - [H7965 - shalom](/codex/h7965-shalom/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.