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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.

2 Blessed 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

Cross-references

Romans 13:11 Classic cross-references Psalms 85:9 Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:16 Classic cross-references Matthew 3:2 Classic cross-references Romans 1:17 Classic cross-references James 1:22 OliveGrove study links Matthew 5:16 OliveGrove study links Romans 3:21-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

This is what כֹּ֚ה H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Maintain שִׁמְר֥וּ H8104 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural justice מִשְׁפָּ֖ט H4941 Noun - masculine singular and do וַעֲשׂ֣וּ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural what is right צְדָקָ֑ה H6666 Noun - feminine singular for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction My salvation יְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙ H3444 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular is coming לָב֔וֹא H935 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct soon קְרוֹבָ֤ה H7138 Adjective - feminine singular and My righteousness וְצִדְקָתִ֖י H6666 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular will be revealed לְהִגָּלֽוֹת׃ H1540 Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct

Verse 2

Cross-references

Isaiah 58:13 Classic cross-references Exodus 31:13 Classic cross-references Genesis 2:3 Classic cross-references 2 Peter 1:10 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 20:12 Classic cross-references James 1:22 OliveGrove study links Matthew 5:16 OliveGrove study links Romans 3:21-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Blessed אַשְׁרֵ֤י H835 Interjection is the man אֱנוֹשׁ֙ H582 Noun - masculine singular who does יַעֲשֶׂה־ H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular this זֹּ֔את H2063 Pronoun - feminine singular and the son וּבֶן־ H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of man אָדָ֖ם H120 Noun - masculine singular who holds it fast יַחֲזִ֣יק H2388 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular who keeps שֹׁמֵ֤ר H8104 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular the Sabbath שַׁבָּת֙ H7676 Noun - common singular without profaning it מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹ H2490 Preposition-m | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular and keeps וְשֹׁמֵ֥ר H8104 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular his hand יָד֖וֹ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular from doing מֵעֲשׂ֥וֹת H6213 Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct any כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct evil רָֽע׃ס H7451 Adjective - masculine singular

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