Isaiah 32:9 · KJV
“Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.”
— Isaiah 32:9
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. {stand: or, be established}
Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come. {Many...: Heb. Days above a year}
Isaiah 32 — Context
The instruments also of the churl {are} evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right. {the needy...: or, he speaketh against the poor in judgment}
8But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. {stand: or, be established}
9Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.
10Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come. {Many...: Heb. Days above a year}
11Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird {sackcloth} upon {your} loins.
Cross References
Isaiah 3:16
Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing {as} they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: {wanton...: Heb. deceiving with their eyes} {mincing: or, tripping nicely}
Isaiah 28:23
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Matthew 13:9
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Judges 9:7
And when they told {it} to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
Psalms 49:1-2
[To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.] Hear this, all {ye} people; give ear, all {ye} inhabitants of the world: {for: or, of}
Amos 6:1-6
Woe to them {that are} at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, {which are} named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! {are at...: or, are secure} {chief: or, firstfruits}
Jeremiah 48:11-12
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. {remained: Heb. stood}
Jeremiah 6:2-6
I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate {woman}. {comely: or, dwelling at home}