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Isaiah 56:1

כֹּ֚ה
kôh
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
שִׁמְר֥וּ
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
מִשְׁפָּ֖ט
mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
וַעֲשׂ֣וּ
ʻâsâh
and — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
צְדָקָ֑ה
tsᵉdâqâh
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
כִּֽי
kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
קְרוֹבָ֤ה
qârôwb
near (in place, kindred or time)
יְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙
yᵉshûwʻâh
something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
לָב֔וֹא
bôwʼ
to/for — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
וְצִדְקָתִ֖י
tsᵉdâqâh
and — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
לְהִגָּלֽוֹת
gâlâh
to/for — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
Isaiah 56:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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This is what the Lord says, “Maintain justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is soon to come, And My righteousness and justice is soon to be revealed. [Is 62:1, 11; Matt 3:2; Luke 21:31; Rom 13:11, 12]
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This chapter opens the book's final section - a carefully symmetrical arrangement contrasting the destiny of "the servants" who respond faithfully with "the wicked" who don't.

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This is what the Lord says, “Maintain justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is soon to come, And My righteousness and justice is soon to be revealed. [Is 62:1, 11; Matt 3:2; Luke 21:31; Rom 13:11, 12]
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