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Isaiah 1:26 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 1 · verse 26
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.Isaiah 1:26 · King James Version
Isaiah 1:26 in context
24Therefore saith the LORD, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:
25And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
26And 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.
27Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.
28And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- righteousnesstsedeqthe rightH6664 →
- counsellorsyâʻatsto adviseH3289 →
- beginningtᵉchillâha commencementH8462 →
- afterwardʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- faithfulʼâmanproperly, to build up or supportH539 →
- restoreshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
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Here, I. The woeful degeneracy of Judah and Jerusalem is sadly lamented. See, 1. What the royal city had been, a faithful city, faithful to God and the interests of his kingdom among men, faithful to the nation and its public interests. It was full of judgment;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-31