Focused Passage

Isaiah 56:1-2

The LORD Welcomes the Faithful Outsider and Rebukes Blind Shepherds

From the call to maintain justice because salvation is near, to blessing on those who keep Sabbath and covenant, to the inclusion of foreigners and eunuchs in the LORD’s worshiping community, to the declaration that God’s house is for all nations, to a severe rebuke of blind watchmen and greedy shepherds.

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1This 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.”

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Verse 1

Original words

This is whatכֹּ֚הH3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularMaintainשִׁמְר֥וּH8104Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluraljusticeמִשְׁפָּ֖טH4941Noun - masculine singularand doוַעֲשׂ֣וּH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralwhat is rightצְדָקָ֑הH6666Noun - feminine singularforכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionMy salvationיְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙H3444Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularis comingלָב֔וֹאH935Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructsoonקְרוֹבָ֤הH7138Adjective - feminine singularand My righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יH6666Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwill be revealedלְהִגָּלֽוֹת׃H1540Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Verse 2

Original words

Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֤יH835Interjectionis the manאֱנוֹשׁ֙H582Noun - masculine singularwho doesיַעֲשֶׂה־H6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthisזֹּ֔אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularand the sonוּבֶן־H1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof manאָדָ֖םH120Noun - masculine singularwho holds it fastיַחֲזִ֣יקH2388Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwho keepsשֹׁמֵ֤רH8104Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe Sabbathשַׁבָּת֙H7676Noun - common singularwithout profaning itמֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹH2490Preposition-m | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularand keepsוְשֹׁמֵ֥רH8104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhis handיָד֖וֹH3027Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularfrom doingמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתH6213Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructanyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructevilרָֽע׃סH7451Adjective - masculine singular

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