6For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
7The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked plans to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.
Isaiah 32 is a hinge chapter, swinging from present judgment to future hope. The prophet contrasts the coming righteous king with the current foolish leaders who have led Israel astray. A promise of a Spirit-poured-out revival follows, transforming the wilderness into a fruitful
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