Isaiah 32:18
in Isaiah 32Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
KJV
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
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This verse in Isaiah 32
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation - In cities and towns that would not be alarmed bv internal or external foes. And in sure dwellings - In dwellings that would be secure from invasion. - All this is descriptive of the peaceful times, and the general security which followed the return from Babylon. To this period of happiness and prosperity, Isaiah, as well as the other prophets, often refers.
This site's exposition
justice will inhabit the wilderness
on Isaiah 32:16-18
Now "justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field". "The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever". Matthew Henry drew out this order, righteousness bringing peace and peace bringing the "safe and secure places of rest".
This site's exposition
will dwell in a peaceful place
The palace and busy city left empty in verse 14 are answered here by homes made safe. Matthew Henry pictured a people who had lived through Sennacherib's invasion valuing an undisturbed house as never before. Peace reaches the doorstep.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 9 and following) Women of wealth, rise up and listen to my voice: confident daughters, hear my words. After days and years, you will be troubled, O confident ones: for the harvest is complete, and there will be no more gathering. O women of wealth, be astounded, be troubled: strip yourselves and be ashamed. As Symmachus interpreted, expose yourselves: it continues. Gird your loins, beat your breasts, over the desirable region, over the fertile vineyard: over the ground of my people, thorns and thistles will grow: how much more over all the houses of the joyful city?
The Medieval Church1 voice
Third, he sets out the pleasant enjoyment of divine consolation: and my people shall sit in the beauty of peace: but he that shall hear me, shall rest without terror, and shall enjoy abundance (Prov 1:33).
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
It is a great mercy when those who by the grace of God have quiet and peaceable spirits are by the providence of God made to dwell in quiet and peaceable habitations, not disturbed in their houses or solemn assemblies. When the terror of Sennacherib's invasion was over, the people, no doubt, were more sensible than ever of the mercy of a quiet habitation, not disturbed with the alarms of war.
), which promise may be supposed to look as far forward as the days of the Messiah. 1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Address to the women of Jerusalem who troubled themselves little about the political signs of the times, but lived a life of self-indulgence (Isa 3:16-23); the failure of food through the devastations of the enemy is here foretold, being what was most likely to affect them as mothers of families, heretofore accustomed to every luxury.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָשַׁ֥ב | veyashav | and it will dwell | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| עַמִּ֖י | ʾami | people my | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| בִּנְוֵ֣ה | binveh | in a habitation of | H5116 → | 35 times |
| שָׁל֑וֹם | shalom | peace | H7965 → | 236 times |
| וּֽבְמִשְׁכְּנוֹת֙ | uvemishkenot | and in dwelling places of | H4908 → | 139 times |
| מִבְטַחִ֔ים | mivtachim | security | H4009 → | |
| וּבִמְנוּחֹ֖ת | uvimnuchot | and in resting places | H4496 → | 22 times |
| שַׁאֲנַנּֽוֹת׃ | shaananot | undisturbed | H7600 → | 10 times |
וְיָשַׁ֥בand it will dwell
veyashavH3427 →1079 times
עַמִּ֖יpeople my
ʾamiH5971 →1873 times
בִּנְוֵ֣הin a habitation of
binvehH5116 →35 times
שָׁל֑וֹםpeace
shalomH7965 →236 times
וּֽבְמִשְׁכְּנוֹת֙and in dwelling places of
uvemishkenotH4908 →139 times
מִבְטַחִ֔יםsecurity
mivtachimH4009 →
וּבִמְנוּחֹ֖תand in resting places
uvimnuchotH4496 →22 times
שַׁאֲנַנּֽוֹת׃undisturbed
shaananotH7600 →10 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Zechariah 2:5For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
it leads to
- Isaiah 4:5
Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there…
- Zechariah 9:8
But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with…
- Psalms 3:3
But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
- Isaiah 60:18–19
No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
- Revelation 21:23
And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
- Isaiah 4:5
Through
Jeremiah 33:16In 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.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 23:6
In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- Isaiah 45:17
But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.
- Jeremiah 23:6
Where this verse is studied
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About Isaiah
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.