Isaiah 1:26-27
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26 I will restore your judges[a] as at first,
and your counselors as in the beginning;
After that you shall be called
city of justice, faithful city.(A)
27 [b]Zion shall be redeemed by justice,
and her repentant ones by righteousness.
Footnotes
- 1:26 Judges: the reference must be to royal judges appointed by David and his successors, not to the tribal judges of the Book of Judges, since the “beginning” of Jerusalem as an Israelite city dates only to the time of David. The Davidic era is idealized here; obtaining justice in the historical Jerusalem of David’s time was more problematic (see 2 Sm 15:1–6).
- 1:27–28 These verses expand the oracle that originally ended at v. 26. The expansion correctly interprets the preceding text as proclaiming a purifying judgment on Zion in which the righteous are saved while the wicked perish. The meaning of “by justice” and “by righteousness” is ambiguous. Do these terms refer to God’s judgment or to the justice and righteousness of Zion’s surviving inhabitants? Is 33:14–16 suggests the latter interpretation.
Isaiah 2:11
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11 The eyes of human pride shall be lowered,
the arrogance of mortals shall be abased,
and the Lord alone will be exalted, on that day.[a]
Isaiah 2:17
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17 Then human pride shall be abased,
the arrogance of mortals brought low,
And the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
Isaiah 32:1
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Chapter 32
The Kingdom of Justice
1 See, a king will reign justly
and princes will rule rightly.(A)
Isaiah 33:16
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16 That one shall dwell on the heights,
with fortresses of rock for stronghold,
food and drink in steady supply.
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