Isaiah 32:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑ט
(mish·pat;)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
will dwellוְשָׁכַ֥ן
(ve·sha·chan)
7931: to settle down, abide, dwella prim. root
in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר
(bam·mid·bar)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
And righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖ה
(u·tze·da·kah)
6666: righteousnessfrom the same as tsedeq
will abideתֵּשֵֽׁב׃
(te·shev.)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in the fertile field.בַּכַּרְמֶ֥ל
(bak·kar·mel)
3759: a plantation, garden land, fruit, garden growthfrom the same as kerem


















KJV Lexicon
Then judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
shall dwell
shakan  (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
in the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
and righteousness
tsdaqah  (tsed-aw-kaw')
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) -- justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
remain
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in the fruitful field
karmel  (kar-mel')
a planted field (garden, orchard, vineyard or park); by implication, garden produce -- full (green) ears (of corn), fruitful field (place), plentiful (field).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then justice will dwell in the wilderness And righteousness will abide in the fertile field.

King James Bible
Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the orchard.

International Standard Version
"Then justice will live in the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.

NET Bible
Justice will settle down in the desert and fairness will live in the orchard.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then justice will live in the wilderness, and righteousness will be at home in the fertile field.

King James 2000 Bible
Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
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