Isaiah 32:1

Isaiah chapter 32 · verse 1 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.

Context

v.1This passage

v.2And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Hebrews 1:8

    but of the Sonhe saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

  • Psalms 45:6

    Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

  • Isaiah 28:6

    and a spirit of justice to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to them that turn back the battle at the gate.

  • Psalms 99:4

    The king’s strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish equity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob.

  • Hosea 3:5

    afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king, and shall come with fear unto Jehovah and to his goodness in the latter days.

  • 2 Samuel 23:3

    The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God,