Isaiah 1:26
24 Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.
25 I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
27 Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.
28 But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
- KJV
- And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.
- WEB
- I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called ‘The city of righteousness, a faithful town.’
- ASV
- and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called The city of righteousness, a faithful town.
- DARBY
- and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning. Afterwards thou shalt be called, Town of righteousness, Faithful city.
- BLB
- And I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After this it shall be called for you the city of righteousness—the Faithful City.”
- ÅB
- Og jeg vil igjen gi deg slike dommere som i førstningen og rådsherrer som i begynnelsen; deretter skal du kalles rettferdighetens stad, en trofast by.
- OTB
- Jeg vil gjenopprette dine dommere som i begynnelsen, og dine rådgivere som i starten. Etterpå skal du bli kalt Rettferdighetens by, den Trofaste byen."
- B1930
- Og jeg vil atter gi dig slike dommere som i førstningen og rådsherrer som i begynnelsen; derefter skal du kalles rettferdighetens stad, en trofast by.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 33:7
I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.
Read in contextZechariah 8:3
This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
Read in contextIsaiah 62:1–2
For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.
Read in contextIsaiah 32:1–2
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
Read in contextNumbers 12:3
Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.
Read in contextZechariah 8:8
I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”
Read in contextJeremiah 33:11
the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.
Read in contextZephaniah 3:13
The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”
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