Isaiah 1:27
25 I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
26 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.”
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.
29 Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.
- KJV
- Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.
- WEB
- Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her converts with righteousness.
- ASV
- Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her converts with righteousness.
- DARBY
- Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and they that return of her with righteousness.
- BLB
- Zion with justice shall be redeemed, and her repentant ones with righteousness.
- ÅB
- Sion skal forløses ved rett, og de omvendte der ved rettferdighet.
- OTB
- Sion skal bli forløst med rettferdighet, og hennes angrende med rettferdighet.
- B1930
- Sion skal forløses ved rett, og de omvendte der ved rettferdighet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 62:12
And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
Read in contextIsaiah 63:4
For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:16
But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.
Read in contextIsaiah 45:21–25
Speak up and present your case— yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.
Read in contextRomans 3:24–26
and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
Read in contextRomans 11:26–27
And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
Read in context1 Peter 1:18–19
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
Read in contextTitus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
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