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Isaiah 56:1 This is what the LORD says: "Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.
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Do what is right and good, for I am coming soon to rescue you and to display my righteousness among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/56.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon my salvation will come, and my righteousness be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/56.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/56.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation <i>is</i> near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/56.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation <i>is</i> about to come, And My righteousness to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/56.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Guard justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come And My righteousness to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/56.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, “Preserve justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come And My righteousness to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/56.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, “Preserve justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come And My righteousness to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/56.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus says Yahweh, “Keep justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come And My righteousness to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/56.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says, “Maintain justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is soon to come, And My righteousness <i>and</i> justice <i>is soon</i> to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/56.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Preserve justice and do what is right, for my salvation is coming soon, and my righteousness will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/56.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Preserve justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/56.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus saith Jehovah, Keep ye justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/56.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD said: Be honest and fair! Soon I will come to save you; my saving power will be seen everywhere on earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/56.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do righteousness: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/56.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Preserve justice, and do what is right. My salvation is about to come. My righteousness is about to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/56.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD says to his people, "Do what is just and right, for soon I will save you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/56.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: "Maintain justice, and do what is right, for soon my salvation will come, and soon my deliverance will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/56.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: ?Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/56.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says, "Promote justice! Do what is right! For I am ready to deliver you; I am ready to vindicate you openly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/56.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, "Keep justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/56.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/56.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is near and my righteousness will soon be revealed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/56.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus said YHWH: “Keep judgment, and do righteousness, "" For My salvation [is] near to come, "" And My righteousness to be revealed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/56.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thus said Jehovah: 'Keep ye judgment, and do righteousness, For near is My salvation to come, And My righteousness to be revealed.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/56.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thus said Jehovah, Watch ye judgment and do justice; for my salvation drew near to come, and my justice to be uncovered.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/56.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />THUS saith the Lord : Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my justice to be revealed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/56.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Thus says the Lord: Preserve judgment, and accomplish justice. For my salvation is close to its arrival, and my justice is close to being revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/56.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD: Observe what is right, do what is just, for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/56.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD: Maintain justice, and do what is right, for soon my salvation will come, and my deliverance be revealed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/56.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THUS says the LORD: Keep judgment, and do justice; for my salvation will come soon and my righteousness will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/56.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Thus says LORD JEHOVAH: “Keep judgment and do righteousness, because my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/56.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thus saith the LORD: Keep ye justice, and do righteousness; For My salvation is near to come, And My favour to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/56.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my mercy to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/56-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=12422" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/56.htm">Salvation for Foreigners</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šim·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">“Maintain</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- Judgment. ">justice</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wa·‘ă·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and do</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: ṣə·ḏā·qāh (N-fs) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">what is right,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3444.htm" title="3444: yə·šū·‘ā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Salvation. Feminine passive participle of yasha'; something saved, i.e. deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity.">My salvation</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lā·ḇō·w (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">is coming</a> <a href="/hebrew/7138.htm" title="7138: qə·rō·w·ḇāh (Adj-fs) -- Near. Or qarob; from qarab; near.">soon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">and My righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: lə·hig·gā·lō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Nifal-Inf) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">will be revealed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a></span><br />Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6-8</a></span><br />Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? / Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Jeremiah 22:3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a></span><br />He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-3.htm">Psalm 106:3</a></span><br />Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14-15</a></span><br />Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. / Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9-10</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-5.htm">Ezekiel 18:5-9</a></span><br />Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right: / He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period. / He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm">Proverbs 21:3</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-20.htm">Deuteronomy 16:20</a></span><br />Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a></span><br />Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21</a></span><br />Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-28.htm">Luke 11:28</a></span><br />But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-13.htm">Romans 2:13</a></span><br />For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus said the LORD, Keep you judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.</p><p class="hdg">keep</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-19</a></b></br> Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-7.htm">Isaiah 26:7,8</a></b></br> The way of the just <i>is</i> uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a></b></br> Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.</p><p class="hdg">judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-13.htm">Isaiah 46:13</a></b></br> I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Isaiah 51:5</a></b></br> My righteousness <i>is</i> near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/85-9.htm">Psalm 85:9</a></b></br> Surely his salvation <i>is</i> nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm">Close</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-8.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-8.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-10.htm">Life</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-9.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Preserve</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-1.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-3.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/songs/5-12.htm">Rightly</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-10.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/56-2.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-9.htm">Close</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-8.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-2.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-16.htm">Life</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-2.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-5.htm">Preserve</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-1.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-2.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-12.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-5.htm">Rightly</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-8.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 56</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">The prophet exhorts to sanctification</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">He promises it shall be general, without respect of persons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/56-9.htm">He protests against blind watchmen</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It is a common prophetic formula used throughout the Old Testament to signify that the following words are not merely human opinion but a divine command or revelation. This underscores the importance and urgency of the message.<p><b>Maintain justice and do what is right:</b><br>The call to maintain justice and righteousness is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, reflecting God's character and His expectations for His people. In the historical context, Israel was often admonished for failing to uphold justice, especially towards the marginalized. This command aligns with the broader biblical narrative that emphasizes justice as a reflection of God's kingdom (<a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>, <a href="/amos/5-24.htm">Amos 5:24</a>). It also foreshadows the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized love and justice in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7).<p><b>For My salvation is coming soon:</b><br>This phrase points to an imminent divine intervention. In the context of Isaiah, it can be seen as a promise of deliverance from exile and restoration for Israel. Prophetically, it also looks forward to the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who brings ultimate salvation. The New Testament echoes this anticipation of salvation through Christ's first coming and the future hope of His return (<a href="/luke/2-30.htm">Luke 2:30-32</a>, <a href="/revelation/22-12.htm">Revelation 22:12</a>).<p><b>And My righteousness will be revealed:</b><br>The revelation of God's righteousness is both a present and future reality. In the immediate context, it suggests that God's justice will be visibly enacted in the world, vindicating His people and punishing wickedness. This is fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ, who embodies God's righteousness (<a href="/romans/3-21.htm">Romans 3:21-22</a>). The ultimate revelation of God's righteousness will occur at the end of the age, when Christ returns to judge the world and establish His eternal kingdom (<a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">2 Peter 3:13</a>, <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through the prophet Isaiah, emphasizing His authority and divine will.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah and Jerusalem during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_jerusalem.htm">Judah and Jerusalem</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies, representing the Southern Kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment and exile.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/salvation_and_righteousness.htm">Salvation and Righteousness</a></b><br>Central themes in this verse, representing God's deliverance and moral standards, which are imminent and will be revealed to His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exile_context.htm">The Exile Context</a></b><br>The historical backdrop of Isaiah's prophecies, where the people of Judah were warned of the consequences of their disobedience and the hope of future restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_justice_and_righteousness.htm">The Call to Justice and Righteousness</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to actively pursue justice and righteousness in our daily lives, reflecting God's character and commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_imminence_of_god's_salvation.htm">The Imminence of God's Salvation</a></b><br>Understanding that God's salvation is near should motivate us to live with urgency and purpose, aligning our lives with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_anticipation.htm">Living in Anticipation</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were called to prepare for God's intervention, we too should live in anticipation of Christ's return, maintaining a lifestyle of holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consistency_of_god's_message.htm">The Consistency of God's Message</a></b><br>The call to justice and righteousness is a consistent theme throughout Scripture, underscoring its importance in God's redemptive plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy_in_encouragement.htm">The Role of Prophecy in Encouragement</a></b><br>Prophetic messages like Isaiah's serve to encourage and guide us, reminding us of God's promises and the hope we have in Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_56.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 56</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_suicide.htm">What defines true righteousness according to the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_11_compare_to_other_prophecies.htm">How do these prophecies in Isaiah 11 compare with other biblical texts that seem to describe different scenarios for the Messiah and end times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'the_end'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of 'Branch of the Lord'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_stress_about_tomorrow_now.htm">Why did God's vineyard produce only wild grapes?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/56.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>LVI.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Thus saith the Lord.</span>--<a href="/context/isaiah/56-1.htm" title="Thus said the LORD, Keep you judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.">Isaiah 56:1-8</a> form a distinct section, and obviously had an historical starting. point. It has been said (Cheyne, following many other critics) that "the writer of this section presupposes the circumstances of a period long subsequent to the reign of Hessekiah." It will be seen in the following notes that I cannot altogether accept that statement, and find circumstances in the closing years of Isaiah's life which may well have given occasion to his teaching here. It obviously does not stand in any close connection with the preceding chapter.<p><span class= "bld">Keep ye judgment</span>--i.e., the righteousness of the law. The general exhortation is specialised in the next verse.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/56.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-8.</span> - AN EXHORTATION TO OBSERVE THE LAW, ESPECIALLY THE LAW OF THE SABBATH, COMBINED WITH PROMISES. There was much of the Law which it was impossible to observe during the Captivity. Sacrifice had ceased, the temple was destroyed, almost all the ceremonial law must have been suspended; even the command to do no work on the sabbath day cannot have been kept by a nation of slaves, whose masters would certainly not have permitted them to be idle one day in seven. Still, the spirit of the ordinance might be kept by devoting the day, so far as was possible, to religious observance, as to prayer and to meditation upon holy things. This is now enjoined on the captive Jews, with the promise of a blessing - a blessing in which even the most despised part of the nation, the proselytes and the eunuchs, might participate. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Keep ye judgment, and do justice;</span> rather, <span class="accented">keep ye Law</span>, <span class="accented">and observe righteousness.</span> The exhortation is general, and has no special bearing on trials or law-courts. It is a call on the Jews, in their captivity, to keep, so far as was possible, the whole Law given on Sinai. My salvation is near to come. The nearer the time of deliverance approaches, the more faithful and exact ought Israel to be in life and conduct. God's "salvation" and his "righteousness" go hand-in-hand. It is as his righteous people, "a holy seed" (<a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a>), that he is about to vindicate and rescue them. If they are no holier than others, why should he do more for them than for those others? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/56-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֚ה</span> <span class="translit">(kōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says:</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Maintain</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šim·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">justice</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּ֖ט</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and do</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲשׂ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what is right,</span><br /><span class="heb">צְדָקָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḏā·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rightness, subjectively, objectively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My salvation</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šū·‘ā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3444.htm">Strong's 3444: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something saved, deliverance, aid, victory, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is coming</span><br /><span class="heb">לָב֔וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">soon,</span><br /><span class="heb">קְרוֹבָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(qə·rō·w·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7138.htm">Strong's 7138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and My righteousness</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצִדְקָתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rightness, subjectively, objectively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be revealed.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהִגָּלֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hig·gā·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/56-1.htm">Isaiah 56:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/56-1.htm">Isaiah 56:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/56-1.htm">Isaiah 56:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/56-1.htm">Isaiah 56:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/56-1.htm">Isaiah 56:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/56-1.htm">Isaiah 56:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/56-1.htm">Isaiah 56:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/56-1.htm">Isaiah 56:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/56-1.htm">Isaiah 56:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/56-1.htm">Isaiah 56:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 56:1 Thus says Yahweh Keep you justice (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/55-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 55:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 55:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/56-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 56:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 56:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>