New Living Translation
Isaiah 1:26
26Then I will give you good judges again and wise counselors like you used to have. Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice and the Faithful City.”
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
24Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says, “I will take revenge on my enemies and pay back my foes! 25I will raise my fist against you. I will melt you down and skim off your slag. I will remove all your impurities. Then I will give you good judges again and wise counselors like you used to have. Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice and the Faithful City.” 27Zion will be restored by justice; those who repent will be revived by righteousness. 28But rebels and sinners will be completely destroyed, and those who desert the Lord will be consumed.
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 32:1Look, a righteous king is coming! And honest princes will rule under him.
- Isaiah 60:17I will exchange your bronze for gold, your iron for silver, your wood for bronze, and your stones for iron. I will make peace your leader and righteousness your ruler.
- Numbers 12:3(Now Moses was very humble—more humble than any other person on earth.)
- Numbers 16:15Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord, “Do not accept their grain offerings! I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, and I have never hurt a single one of them.”
- 1 Samuel 12:2Your king is now your leader. I stand here before you—an old, gray-haired man—and my sons serve you. I have served as your leader from the time I was a boy to this very day.
- Jeremiah 33:7I will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel and rebuild their towns.
- Ezekiel 34:23And I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them.
- Ezekiel 37:24“My servant David will be their king, and they will have only one shepherd. They will obey my regulations and be careful to keep my decrees.
- Ezekiel 45:8These sections of land will be the prince’s allotment. Then my princes will no longer oppress and rob my people; they will assign the rest of the land to the people, giving an allotment to each tribe.
- Isaiah 1:21See how Jerusalem, once so faithful, has become a prostitute. Once the home of justice and righteousness, she is now filled with murderers.
- Isaiah 60:21All your people will be righteous. They will possess their land forever, for I will plant them there with my own hands in order to bring myself glory.
- Isaiah 62:1Because I love Zion, I will not keep still. Because my heart yearns for Jerusalem, I cannot remain silent. I will not stop praying for her until her righteousness shines like the dawn, and her salvation blazes like a burning torch.
- Jeremiah 31:23This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity, the people of Judah and its towns will again say, ‘The Lord bless you, O righteous home, O holy mountain!’
- Zephaniah 3:9“Then I will purify the speech of all people, so that everyone can worship the Lord together.
- Zechariah 8:8I will bring them home again to live safely in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be faithful and just toward them as their God.
- Revelation 21:27Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
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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