Isaiah 32 Comparison: Catholic Public Domain vs Douay-Rheims
Isaiah 32
1Behold, the king will reign in justice, and the princes will rule in judgment.
2And a man will be like someone hidden from the wind, who conceals himself from a storm, or like rivers of waters in a time of thirst, or like the shadow of a rock that juts out in a desert land.
3The eyes of those who see will not be obscured, and the ears of those who hear will listen closely.
4And the heart of the foolish will understand knowledge, and the tongue of those with impaired speech will speak quickly and plainly.
5He who is foolish will no longer be called leader, nor will the deceitful be called greater.
6For a foolish man speaks foolishness and his heart works iniquity in order to accomplish deception. And he speaks to the Lord deceitfully, so as to empty the soul of the hungry and to take away drink from the thirsty.
7The tools of the deceitful are very wicked. For they have concocted plans to destroy the meek by lying words, though the poor speak judgment.
8Yet truly, the prince will plan things that are worthy of a prince, and he will stand above the rulers.
9You opulent women, rise up and listen to my voice! O confident daughters, play close attention to my eloquence!
10For after a year and some days, you who are confident will be disturbed. For the vintage has been completed; the gathering will no longer occur.
11Be stupefied, you opulent women! Be disturbed, O confident ones! Strip yourselves, and be confounded; gird yourselves at the waist.
12Mourn over your breasts, over the delightful country, over the fruitful vineyard.
13Thorn and brier will rise up, over the soil of my people. How much more over all the houses of gladness, over the city of exultation?
14For the house has been forsaken. The multitude of the city has been abandoned. A darkness and a covering have been placed over its dens, even unto eternity. It will be the gladness of wild donkeys and the pasture of flocks,
15until the Spirit is poured over us from on high. And the desert will be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field will be considered as a forest.
16And judgment will live in solitude, and justice will be seated in a fruitful place.
17And the work of justice will be peace. And the service of justice will be quiet and secure, forever.
18And my people will be seated in the beauty of peacefulness, and in the tabernacles of faithfulness, and in the opulence of restfulness.
19But hail will be in the descent of the forest, and the city will be brought exceedingly low.
20Blessed are you who sow over any waters, sending the feet of the ox and the donkey there.
Isaiah 32
1Behold a king shall reign in justice, and princes shall rule in judgment.
2And a man shall be as when one is hid from the wind, and hideth himself from a storm, as rivers of waters in drought, and the shadow of a rock that standeth out in a desert land.
3The eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken diligently.
4And the heart of fools shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of stammerers shall speak readily and plain.
5The fool shall no more be called prince: neither shall the deceitful be called great:
6For the fool will speak foolish things, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and speak to the Lord deceitfully, and to make empty the soul of the hungry, and take away drink from the thirsty.
7The vessels of the deceitful are most wicked: for he hath framed devices to destroy the meek, with lying words, when the poor man speaketh judgment.
8But the prince will devise such things as are worthy of a prince, and he shall stand above the rulers.
9Rise up, ye rich women, and hear my voice: ye confident daughters, give ear to my speech.
10For after days and a year, you that are confident shall be troubled: for the vintage is at an end, the gathering shall come no more.
11Be astonished, ye rich women, be troubled, ye confident ones: strip you, and be confounded, gird your loins.
12Mourn for your breasts, for the delightful country, for the fruitful vineyard.
13Upon the land of my people shall thorns and briers come up: how much more upon all the houses of joy, of the city that rejoiced?
14For the house is forsaken, the multitude of the city is left, darkness and obscurity are come upon its dens for ever. A joy of wild asses, the pastures of flocks.
15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high: and the desert shall be as a charmel, and charmel shall be counted for a forest.
16An judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and justice shall sit in charmel.
17And the work of justice shall be peace, and the service of justice quietness, and security for ever.
18And my people shall sit in the beauty of peace, and in the tabernacles of confidence, and in wealthy rest.
19But hail shall be in the descent of the forest, and the city shall be made very low.
20Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, sending thither the foot of the ox and the ass.
Understanding Catholic Public Domain vs Douay-Rheims in Isaiah 32
Catholic Public Domain (CPDV)
Modern Catholic translation in the public domain with deuterocanonical books. Clear, contemporary English while preserving a formal tone. A strong option for Catholic reading plans and study.
Douay-Rheims (DRC)
Traditional Catholic English translation from the Latin Vulgate. Includes deuterocanonical books used in Catholic tradition. Best for readers who want a classic, historically influential Catholic Bible.
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Key Comparison: Isaiah 32:16
"And judgment will live in solitude, and justice will be seated in a fruitful place."
"An judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and justice shall sit in charmel."
