Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed. New Living Translation This is what the LORD says: “Be just and fair to all. Do what is right and good, for I am coming soon to rescue you and to display my righteousness among you. English Standard Version Thus says the LORD: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon my salvation will come, and my righteousness be revealed. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. New King James Version Thus says the LORD: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come, And My righteousness to be revealed. New American Standard Bible This is what the LORD says: “Guard justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come And My righteousness to be revealed. NASB 1995 Thus says the LORD, “Preserve justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come And My righteousness to be revealed. NASB 1977 Thus says the LORD, “Preserve justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come And My righteousness to be revealed. Legacy Standard Bible Thus says Yahweh, “Keep justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come And My righteousness to be revealed. Amplified Bible This is what the LORD says, “Maintain justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is soon to come, And My righteousness and justice is soon to be revealed. Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version Thus saith Jehovah, Keep ye justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. Contemporary English Version The LORD said: Be honest and fair! Soon I will come to save you; my saving power will be seen everywhere on earth. English Revised Version Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do righteousness: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation The LORD says to his people, "Do what is just and right, for soon I will save you. International Standard Version 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. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible 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. New Heart English Bible Thus says the LORD, "Keep justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. Webster's Bible Translation Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. World English Bible Yahweh says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is near and my righteousness will soon be revealed. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThus said YHWH: “Keep judgment, and do righteousness, "" For My salvation [is] near to come, "" And My righteousness to be revealed.” Young's Literal Translation Thus said Jehovah: 'Keep ye judgment, and do righteousness, For near is My salvation to come, And My righteousness to be revealed.' Smith's Literal Translation Thus said Jehovah, Watch ye judgment and do justice; for my salvation drew near to come, and my justice to be uncovered. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTHUS saith the Lord : Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my justice to be revealed. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. New American Bible 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. New Revised Standard Version Thus says the LORD: Maintain justice, and do what is right, for soon my salvation will come, and my deliverance be revealed. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTHUS says the LORD: Keep judgment, and do justice; for my salvation will come soon and my righteousness will be revealed. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Thus says LORD JEHOVAH: “Keep judgment and do righteousness, because my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thus saith the LORD: Keep ye justice, and do righteousness; For My salvation is near to come, And My favour to be revealed. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my mercy to be revealed. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Salvation for Foreigners1This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed. 2Blessed 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.”… Cross References Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” Isaiah 58:6-8 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. Jeremiah 22:3 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. Micah 6:8 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? Psalm 106:3 Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times. Amos 5:14-15 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.” Zechariah 7:9-10 “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.’ Ezekiel 18:5-9 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. ... Proverbs 21:3 To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice. Deuteronomy 16:20 Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you. Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. Matthew 7:21 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. Luke 11:28 But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Romans 2:13 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. Treasury of Scripture Thus said the LORD, Keep you judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. keep Isaiah 1:16-19 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; … Isaiah 26:7,8 The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just… Isaiah 55:7 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. judgment. Isaiah 46:13 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. Isaiah 51:5 My righteousness is 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. Psalm 85:9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. Jump to Previous Behaviour Close Deliverance Favour Hand Judgment Justice Life Maintain Ordered Preserve Quickly Revealed Right Righteousness Rightly Salvation Soon Upright WayJump to Next Behaviour Close Deliverance Favour Hand Judgment Justice Life Maintain Ordered Preserve Quickly Revealed Right Righteousness Rightly Salvation Soon Upright WayIsaiah 56 1. The prophet exhorts to sanctification3. He promises it shall be general, without respect of persons 9. He protests against blind watchmen Thus says the LORD This phrase introduces a divine proclamation, emphasizing the authority and sovereignty of God. In Hebrew, "LORD" is "YHWH," the sacred name of God, which underscores His eternal and unchanging nature. This introduction sets the tone for a message that is not merely human wisdom but divine instruction, demanding attention and obedience from the faithful. Preserve justice and do righteousness for My salvation is about to come and My righteousness to be revealed (1) Thus saith the Lord.--Isaiah 56:1-8 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. Keep ye judgment--i.e., the righteousness of the law. The general exhortation is specialised in the next verse. Verses 1-8. - 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. Verse 1. - Keep ye judgment, and do justice; rather, keep ye Law, and observe righteousness. 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" (Isaiah 6:10), 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?Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew This is whatכֹּ֚ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Maintain שִׁמְר֥וּ (šim·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to justice מִשְׁפָּ֖ט (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style and do וַעֲשׂ֣וּ (wa·‘ă·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make what is right, צְדָקָ֑ה (ṣə·ḏā·qāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction My salvation יְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙ (yə·šū·‘ā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3444: Something saved, deliverance, aid, victory, prosperity is coming לָב֔וֹא (lā·ḇō·w) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go soon, קְרוֹבָ֤ה (qə·rō·w·ḇāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7138: Near and My righteousness וְצִדְקָתִ֖י (wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively will be revealed. לְהִגָּלֽוֹת׃ (lə·hig·gā·lō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal Links Isaiah 56:1 NIVIsaiah 56:1 NLT Isaiah 56:1 ESV Isaiah 56:1 NASB Isaiah 56:1 KJV Isaiah 56:1 BibleApps.com Isaiah 56:1 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 56:1 Chinese Bible Isaiah 56:1 French Bible Isaiah 56:1 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 56:1 Thus says Yahweh Keep you justice (Isa Isi Is) |