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Selected Verse: Isaiah 56:1 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
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| Isa 56:1 |
Strong Concordance |
Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], Keep [08104] ye judgment [04941], and do [06213] justice [06666]: for my salvation [03444] is near [07138] to come [0935], and my righteousness [06666] to be revealed [01540]. |
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King James |
Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
THE PREPARATION NEEDED ON THE PART OF THOSE WHO WISH TO BE ADMITTED TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD. (Isa 56:1-12)
judgment--equity. John the Baptist preached similarly a return to righteousness, as needed to prepare men for Messiah's first coming (Luk 3:3, Luk 3:8-14). So it shall be before the second coming (Mal 4:4-6).
near to come-- (Mat 3:2; Mat 4:17), also as to the second coming (Isa 62:10-11; Luk 21:28, Luk 21:31; Rom 13:11-12; Heb 10:25).
righteousness--answering to "salvation" in the parallel clause; therefore it means righteousness which bringeth salvation (Isa 46:13; Rom 3:25-26). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Thus saith the Lord - That is, in view of the fact that the kingdom of God was to come at no distant period. Yahweh states what was necessary to prepare themselves for it, and what was the character which he demanded of those who were disposed to embrace its offers, and who would be admitted to its privileges.
Keep ye judgment - Margin, 'Equity.' Break off your sins, and be holy. A somewhat similar declaration was made by John the Baptist when he announced the coming of the Messiah: 'Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand' Mat 3:2. The general idea is, that it was not only appropriate that the prospect of his coming and his near approach should lead them to a holy life, but it was necessary in order that they might escape his indignation.
My salvation is near to come - It is to be borne in mind that this was regarded as addressed to the Jews in exile in Babylon, and there is probably a primary reference in the words to the deliverance which they were about to experience from their long and painful captivity. But at the same time the language is appropriate to the coming of the kingdom of God under the Messiah, and the whole scope of the passage requires us to understand it of that event. Language similar to this occurs frequently in the New Testament, where the sacred writers seem to have had this passage in their eye (see Mat 3:2; Luk 21:31; Rom 13:11; compare Isa 62:1-11). It is to be regarded, therefore, as having a reference to the future coming of the Messiah - perhaps as designed to describe the series of deliverances which were to close the painful bondage in Babylon, and to bring the people of God to perfect freedom, and to the full fruition of his favor. Though the actual coming of the Messiah at the time of the exile was at a period comparatively remote, yet the commencement of the great work of their deliverance was near at hand. They were soon to be rescued, and this rescue was to be but the first in the train of deliverances that would result in the entire redemption of the people of God, and was to be the public pledge that all that he had promised of the redemption of the world should be certainly effected.
To be revealed - To be made known; to be publicly manifested. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
The note of admonition struck in the foregoing prophecy is continued here, the sabbatical duties being enforced with especial emphasis as part of the general righteousness of life. "Thus saith Jehovah, Keep ye right, and do righteousness: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to reveal itself. Blessed is the mortal that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth fast hold thereon; who keepeth the Sabbath, that he doth not desecrate it, and keepeth his hand from doing any kind of evil." Jehovah and Israel have both an objective standard in the covenant relation into which they have entered: משׁפּט (right) is practice answering to this; ישׁוּעה (salvation) the performance promised by God; צדקה (righteousness) on both sides such personal activity as is in accordance with the covenant relation, or what is the same thing, with the purpose and plan of salvation. The nearer the full realization on the part of Jehovah of what He has promised, the more faithful ought Israel to be in everything to which it is bound by its relation to Jehovah. זאת (this) points, as in Psa 7:4, to what follows; and so also does בּהּ, which points back to זאת. Instead of שׁמור or לשׁמר we have here שׁמר, the זאת being described personally instead of objectively. שּׁבּת is used as a masculine in Isa 56:2, Isa 56:6 (cf., Isa 58:13), although the word is not formed after the same manner as קטּל, but is rather contracted from שׁבּתת (a festive time, possibly with עת = עדת understood), and therefore was originally a feminine; and it is so personified in the language employed in the worship of the synagogue.
(Note: According to b. Sabbath 119a, R. Chanina dressed himself on Friday evening in his sabbath-clothes, and said, "Come, and let us go to meet Queen Sabbath." And so did also Jannai, saying, "Come, O bride; come, O bride." Hence the customary song with which the Sabbath was greeted had נקבּלה שׁבּת פּני כּלּה לקראת דודי לכה as it commencement and refrain.) |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| My salvation - That eminent salvation by the Messiah, and in which, without this you shall have no share. Is near - So the scripture often speaks of things which are at a great distance, as if they were present or at hand, Hab 2:3; Jam 5:8-9; Rev 22:20. My righteousness - The same thing which he called salvation. |
25 Whom [3739] God [2316] hath set forth [4388] to be a propitiation [2435] through [1223] faith [4102] in [1722] his [846] blood [129], to [1519] declare [1732] his [846] righteousness [1343] for [1223] the remission [3929] of sins [265] that are past [4266], through [1722] the forbearance [463] of God [2316];
26 To [4314] declare [1732], I say, at [1722] this [3568] time [2540] his [846] righteousness [1343]: that [1519] he might be [1511] just [1342], and [2532] the justifier [1344] of him [846] which believeth [4102] in [1537] Jesus [2424].
13 I bring near [07126] my righteousness [06666]; it shall not be far off [07368], and my salvation [08668] shall not tarry [0309]: and I will place [05414] salvation [08668] in Zion [06726] for Israel [03478] my glory [08597].
25 Not [3361] forsaking [1459] the assembling [1997] of ourselves [1438] together [1997], as [2531] the manner [1485] of some [5100] is; but [235] exhorting [3870] one another: and [2532] so much [5118] the more [3123], as [3745] ye see [991] the day [2250] approaching [1448].
11 And [2532] that [5124], knowing [1492] the time [2540], that [3754] now [2235] it is high time [5610] to awake [2248] [1453] out of [1537] sleep [5258]: for [1063] now [3568] is our [2257] salvation [4991] nearer [1452] than [2228] when [3753] we believed [4100].
12 The night [3571] is far spent [4298], [1161] the day [2250] is at hand [1448]: let us [659] therefore [3767] cast off [659] the works [2041] of darkness [4655], and [2532] let us put on [1746] the armour [3696] of light [5457].
31 So [3779] likewise [2532] ye [5210], when [3752] ye see [1492] these things [5023] come to pass [1096], know ye [1097] that [3754] the kingdom [932] of God [2316] is [2076] nigh at hand [1451].
28 And [1161] when these things [5130] begin [756] to come to pass [1096], then look up [352], and [2532] lift up [1869] your [5216] heads [2776]; for [1360] your [5216] redemption [629] draweth nigh [1448].
10 Go through [05674], go through [05674] the gates [08179]; prepare [06437] ye the way [01870] of the people [05971]; cast up [05549], cast up [05549] the highway [04546]; gather out [05619] the stones [068]; lift up [07311] a standard [05251] for the people [05971].
11 Behold, the LORD [03068] hath proclaimed [08085] unto the end [07097] of the world [0776], Say [0559] ye to the daughter [01323] of Zion [06726], Behold, thy salvation [03468] cometh [0935]; behold, his reward [07939] is with him, and his work [06468] before [06440] him.
17 From [575] that time [5119] Jesus [2424] began [756] to preach [2784], and [2532] to say [3004], Repent [3340]: for [1063] the kingdom [932] of heaven [3772] is at hand [1448].
2 And [2532] saying [3004], Repent ye [3340]: for [1063] the kingdom [932] of heaven [3772] is at hand [1448].
4 Remember [02142] ye the law [08451] of Moses [04872] my servant [05650], which I commanded [06680] unto him in Horeb [02722] for all Israel [03478], with the statutes [02706] and judgments [04941].
5 Behold, I will send [07971] you Elijah [0452] the prophet [05030] before [06440] the coming [0935] of the great [01419] and dreadful [03372] day [03117] of the LORD [03068]:
6 And he shall turn [07725] the heart [03820] of the fathers [01] to the children [01121], and the heart [03820] of the children [01121] to their fathers [01], lest I come [0935] and smite [05221] the earth [0776] with a curse [02764].
8 Bring forth [4160] therefore [3767] fruits [2590] worthy [514] of repentance [3341], and [2532] begin [756] not [3361] to say [3004] within [1722] yourselves [1438], We have [2192] Abraham [11] to our father [3962]: for [1063] I say [3004] unto you [5213], That [3754] God [2316] is able [1410] of [1537] these [5130] stones [3037] to raise up [1453] children [5043] unto Abraham [11].
9 And [1161] now [2235] also [2532] the axe [513] is laid [2749] unto [4314] the root [4491] of the trees [1186]: every [3956] tree [1186] therefore [3767] which bringeth [4160] not [3361] forth [4160] good [2570] fruit [2590] is hewn down [1581], and [2532] cast [906] into [1519] the fire [4442].
10 And [2532] the people [3793] asked [1905] him [846], saying [3004], What [5101] shall we do [4160] then [3767]?
11 He answereth [611] and [1161] saith [3004] unto them [846], He that hath [2192] two [1417] coats [5509], let him impart [3330] to him that hath [2192] none [3361]; and [2532] he that hath [2192] meat [1033], let him do [4160] likewise [3668].
12 Then [1161] came [2064] also [2532] publicans [5057] to be baptized [907], and [2532] said [2036] unto [4314] him [846], Master [1320], what [5101] shall we do [4160]?
13 And [1161] he said [2036] unto [4314] them [846], Exact [4238] no [3367] more [4119] than [3844] that which is appointed [1299] you [5213].
14 And [1161] the soldiers [4754] likewise [2532] demanded [1905] of him [846], saying [3004], And [2532] what [5101] shall we [2249] do [4160]? And [2532] he said [2036] unto [4314] them [846], Do violence [1286] to no man [3367], neither [3366] accuse any falsely [4811]; and [2532] be content [714] with your [5216] wages [3800].
3 And [2532] he came [2064] into [1519] all [3956] the country about [4066] Jordan [2446], preaching [2784] the baptism [908] of repentance [3341] for [1519] the remission [859] of sins [266];
1 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], Keep [08104] ye judgment [04941], and do [06213] justice [06666]: for my salvation [03444] is near [07138] to come [0935], and my righteousness [06666] to be revealed [01540].
2 Blessed [0835] is the man [0582] that doeth [06213] this, and the son [01121] of man [0120] that layeth hold [02388] on it; that keepeth [08104] the sabbath [07676] from polluting [02490] it, and keepeth [08104] his hand [03027] from doing [06213] any evil [07451].
3 Neither let the son [01121] of the stranger [05236], that hath joined [03867] himself to the LORD [03068], speak [0559], saying [0559], The LORD [03068] hath utterly [0914] separated [0914] me from his people [05971]: neither let the eunuch [05631] say [0559], Behold, I am a dry [03002] tree [06086].
4 For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] unto the eunuchs [05631] that keep [08104] my sabbaths [07676], and choose [0977] the things that please [02654] me, and take hold [02388] of my covenant [01285];
5 Even unto them will I give [05414] in mine house [01004] and within my walls [02346] a place [03027] and a name [08034] better [02896] than of sons [01121] and of daughters [01323]: I will give [05414] them an everlasting [05769] name [08034], that shall not be cut off [03772].
6 Also the sons [01121] of the stranger [05236], that join [03867] themselves to the LORD [03068], to serve [08334] him, and to love [0157] the name [08034] of the LORD [03068], to be his servants [05650], every one that keepeth [08104] the sabbath [07676] from polluting [02490] it, and taketh hold [02388] of my covenant [01285];
7 Even them will I bring [0935] to my holy [06944] mountain [02022], and make them joyful [08055] in my house [01004] of prayer [08605]: their burnt offerings [05930] and their sacrifices [02077] shall be accepted [07522] upon mine altar [04196]; for mine house [01004] shall be called [07121] an house [01004] of prayer [08605] for all people [05971].
8 The Lord [0136] GOD [03069] which gathereth [06908] the outcasts [01760] of Israel [03478] saith [05002], Yet will I gather [06908] others to him, beside those that are gathered [06908] unto him.
9 All ye beasts [02416] of the field [07704], come [0857] to devour [0398], yea, all ye beasts [02416] in the forest [03293].
10 His watchmen [06822] are blind [05787]: they are all ignorant [03045], they are all dumb [0483] dogs [03611], they cannot [03201] bark [05024]; sleeping [01957], lying down [07901], loving [0157] to slumber [05123].
11 Yea, they are greedy [05794] [05315] dogs [03611] which can [03045] never have [03045] enough [07654], and they are shepherds [07462] that cannot understand [0995]: they all look [06437] to their own way [01870], every one [0376] for his gain [01215], from his quarter [07097].
12 Come [0857] ye, say they, I will fetch [03947] wine [03196], and we will fill [05433] ourselves with strong drink [07941]; and to morrow [04279] shall be as this day [03117], and much [03966] more [03499] abundant [01419].
1 For Zion's [06726] sake will I not hold my peace [02814], and for Jerusalem's [03389] sake I will not rest [08252], until the righteousness [06664] thereof go forth [03318] as brightness [05051], and the salvation [03444] thereof as a lamp [03940] that burneth [01197].
2 And the Gentiles [01471] shall see [07200] thy righteousness [06664], and all kings [04428] thy glory [03519]: and thou shalt be called [07121] by a new [02319] name [05344], which the mouth [06310] of the LORD [03068] shall name [08034].
3 Thou shalt also be a crown [05850] of glory [08597] in the hand [03027] of the LORD [03068], and a royal [04410] diadem [06797] [06797] in the hand [03709] of thy God [0430].
4 Thou shalt no more be termed [0559] Forsaken [05800]; neither shall thy land [0776] any more be termed [0559] Desolate [08077]: but thou shalt be called [07121] Hephzibah [02657], and thy land [0776] Beulah [01166]: for the LORD [03068] delighteth [02654] in thee, and thy land [0776] shall be married [01166].
5 For as a young man [0970] marrieth [01166] a virgin [01330], so shall thy sons [01121] marry [01166] thee: and as the bridegroom [02860] rejoiceth [04885] over the bride [03618], so shall thy God [0430] rejoice [07797] over thee.
6 I have set [06485] watchmen [08104] upon thy walls [02346], O Jerusalem [03389], which shall never [08548] hold their peace [02814] day [03117] nor night [03915]: ye that make mention [02142] of the LORD [03068], keep not silence [01824],
7 And give [05414] him no rest [01824], till he establish [03559], and till he make [07760] Jerusalem [03389] a praise [08416] in the earth [0776].
8 The LORD [03068] hath sworn [07650] by his right hand [03225], and by the arm [02220] of his strength [05797], Surely I will [0518] no more give [05414] thy corn [01715] to be meat [03978] for thine enemies [0341]; and the sons [01121] of the stranger [05236] shall not drink [08354] thy wine [08492], for the which thou hast laboured [03021]:
9 But they that have gathered [0622] it shall eat [0398] it, and praise [01984] the LORD [03068]; and they that have brought it together [06908] shall drink [08354] it in the courts [02691] of my holiness [06944].
10 Go through [05674], go through [05674] the gates [08179]; prepare [06437] ye the way [01870] of the people [05971]; cast up [05549], cast up [05549] the highway [04546]; gather out [05619] the stones [068]; lift up [07311] a standard [05251] for the people [05971].
11 Behold, the LORD [03068] hath proclaimed [08085] unto the end [07097] of the world [0776], Say [0559] ye to the daughter [01323] of Zion [06726], Behold, thy salvation [03468] cometh [0935]; behold, his reward [07939] is with him, and his work [06468] before [06440] him.
11 And [2532] that [5124], knowing [1492] the time [2540], that [3754] now [2235] it is high time [5610] to awake [2248] [1453] out of [1537] sleep [5258]: for [1063] now [3568] is our [2257] salvation [4991] nearer [1452] than [2228] when [3753] we believed [4100].
31 So [3779] likewise [2532] ye [5210], when [3752] ye see [1492] these things [5023] come to pass [1096], know ye [1097] that [3754] the kingdom [932] of God [2316] is [2076] nigh at hand [1451].
2 And [2532] saying [3004], Repent ye [3340]: for [1063] the kingdom [932] of heaven [3772] is at hand [1448].
2 And [2532] saying [3004], Repent ye [3340]: for [1063] the kingdom [932] of heaven [3772] is at hand [1448].
13 If thou turn away [07725] thy foot [07272] from the sabbath [07676], from doing [06213] thy pleasure [02656] on my holy [06944] day [03117]; and call [07121] the sabbath [07676] a delight [06027], the holy [06918] of the LORD [03068], honourable [03513]; and shalt honour [03513] him, not doing [06213] thine own ways [01870], nor finding [04672] thine own pleasure [02656], nor speaking [01696] thine own words [01697]:
6 Also the sons [01121] of the stranger [05236], that join [03867] themselves to the LORD [03068], to serve [08334] him, and to love [0157] the name [08034] of the LORD [03068], to be his servants [05650], every one that keepeth [08104] the sabbath [07676] from polluting [02490] it, and taketh hold [02388] of my covenant [01285];
2 Blessed [0835] is the man [0582] that doeth [06213] this, and the son [01121] of man [0120] that layeth hold [02388] on it; that keepeth [08104] the sabbath [07676] from polluting [02490] it, and keepeth [08104] his hand [03027] from doing [06213] any evil [07451].
4 If I have rewarded [01580] evil [07451] unto him that was at peace [07999] with me; (yea, I have delivered [02502] him that without cause [07387] is mine enemy [06887]
20 He which testifieth [3140] these things [5023] saith [3004], Surely [3483] I come [2064] quickly [5035]. Amen [281]. Even so [3483], come [2064], Lord [2962] Jesus [2424].
8 Be [3114] ye [5210] also [2532] patient [3114]; stablish [4741] your [5216] hearts [2588]: for [3754] the coming [3952] of the Lord [2962] draweth nigh [1448].
9 Grudge [4727] not [3361] one against another [2596] [240], brethren [80], lest [3363] ye be condemned [2632]: behold [2400], the judge [2923] standeth [2476] before [4253] the door [2374].
3 For the vision [02377] is yet for an appointed time [04150], but at the end [07093] it shall speak [06315], and not lie [03576]: though it tarry [04102], wait [02442] for it; because it will surely [0935] come [0935], it will not tarry [0309].