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The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 32, Verse 9

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But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
King James Version
Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.
American Standard Version
Rise up, ye women that are at ease, [and] hear my voice; ye careless daughters, give ear unto my speech.
New English Translation
The Lord Will Give True Security You complacent women, get up and listen to me! You carefree daughters, pay attention to what I say!
World English Bible
Rise up, you women who are at ease! Hear my voice! You careless daughters, give ear to my speech!
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Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
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Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird [sackcloth] upon [your] loins.
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They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
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Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns [and] briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy [in] the joyous city:
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Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
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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.
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Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
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And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
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And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
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When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.