God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 1:26
26I will give you judges like you had long ago, advisers like you had in the beginning. After that you will be called the Righteous City, the Faithful Town.”
Isaiah 1:26 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)I will restore your leaders as in days of old, your rulers as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And 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, the faithful city."
- New King James Version (NKJV)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, the faithful city.”
Context of Isaiah 1:26
24That’s why the Lord, the Lord of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says, “How horrible it will be when I take revenge on my opponents! I will avenge myself against my enemies. 25I will turn my power against you. I will remove your impurities with bleach. I will get rid of all your impurities. I will give you judges like you had long ago, advisers like you had in the beginning. After that you will be called the Righteous City, the Faithful Town.” 27Zion will be pardoned by ⌞the Lord’s⌟ justice, and those who return will be pardoned by ⌞the Lord’s⌟ righteousness. 28Rebels and sinners will be crushed at the same time, and those who abandon the Lord will come to an end.
Read all of Isaiah 1Isaiah 1:26 word by word
וְאָשִׁ֤יבָה שֹׁפְטַ֙יִךְ֙ כְּבָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔ה וְיֹעֲצַ֖יִךְ כְּבַתְּחִלָּ֑ה אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן יִקָּ֤רֵא לָךְ֙ עִ֣יר הַצֶּ֔דֶק קִרְיָ֖ה נֶאֱמָנָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I will restoreשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
- thy judgesשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
- as at the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
- and thy counsellorsיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
- as at the beginningתְּחִלָּהtechillâh · beginningH8462
- afterwardאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- thou shalt be calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- The cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- of righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
- the faithfulאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
- cityקִרְיָהqiryâh · townH7151
Cross-references for Isaiah 1:26
- Isaiah 32:1A king will rule with fairness, and officials will rule with justice.
- Isaiah 60:17I will bring gold instead of bronze. I will bring silver instead of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stone. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.
- Numbers 12:3(Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on earth.)
- Numbers 16:15Moses became angry and said to the Lord, “Don’t accept their offering. I haven’t taken anything from them, not even a donkey. And I haven’t mistreated any of them.”
- 1 Samuel 12:2And now, here is the king who will lead you. I am old and gray, but my sons are with you. I have led you from my youth until this day.
- Jeremiah 33:7I will restore Judah and Israel and rebuild them as they were before.
- Ezekiel 34:23Then I will place one shepherd over them, my servant David, and he will take care of them. He will take care of them and be their shepherd.
- Ezekiel 37:24“ ‘My servant David will be their king, and all of them will have one shepherd. They will live by my rules, and they will obey my laws.
- Ezekiel 45:8This land will belong to the prince in Israel. Then my princes will no longer oppress my people. They will give land to each tribe of the nation of Israel.
- Isaiah 1:21How the faithful town has become a prostitute! She was full of justice, and righteousness lived in her. But now murderers live there!
- Isaiah 60:21Then all your people will be righteous, and they will possess the land permanently. They will be the seedling I have planted, the honored work of my hands.
- Isaiah 62:1For Zion’s sake I will not remain silent. For Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until its righteousness shines like the dawn and its salvation burns brightly like a torch.
- Jeremiah 31:23This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: When I have brought them back from captivity, they will once again use this saying in Judah and in its cities: “The Lord bless you, home of righteousness, holy mountain.
- Zephaniah 3:9“Then I will give all people pure lips to worship the Lord and to serve him with one purpose.
- Zechariah 8:8I will bring them back, and they will live in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, who is faithful and just.
- Revelation 21:27Nothing unclean, no one who does anything detestable, and no liars will ever enter it. Only those whose names are written in the lamb’s Book of Life will enter it.
Commentaries on Isaiah 1:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26I will restore - "This," says Kimchi, "shall be in the days of the Messiah, in which all the wicked shall cease, and the remnant of Israel shall neither do iniquity, nor speak lies." What a change must this be among Jews! Afterward "And after this" - The Septuagint, Syriac, Chaldee, and eighteen MSS., and one of my own, very ancient, add the conjunction ו vau, And.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26And I will restore - That is, I will give you such judges as the nation had in former days - in the times of Moses, Joshua, etc. Most of the charges in this chapter are against the magistrates. The calamities of the nation are traced to their unfaithfulness and corruption, Isaiah 1:17-23. God now says that he will remove this cause of their calamity, and give them pure magistrates. Thy counselors - Thy advisers; that is, those occupying places of trust…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 Neither holy cities nor royal ones are faithful to their trust, if religion does not dwell in them. Dross may shine like silver, and the wine that is mixed with water may still have the colour of wine. Those have a great deal to answer for, who do not help the oppressed, but oppress them. Men may do much by outward restraints; but only God works effectually by the influences of his Spirit, as a Spirit of Judgment. Sin is the worst captivity…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26The restoration of the community would include new leaders. These leaders would uphold justice instead of twisting it (see Isaiah 1:23). Jerusalem would once again be like pure silver (see Isaiah:22). The city would again be called the City of Righteousness and the Faithful City.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. As the degeneracy had shown itself most in the magistrates (Is 1:17-23), so, at the "restoration," these shall be such as the theocracy "at the first" had contemplated, namely, after the Babylonish restoration in part and typically, but fully and antitypically under Messiah (Is 32:1; 52:8; Jr 33:7; Mt 19:28). faithful--no longer "an harlot."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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