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.Isaiah 56:1
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שִׁמְר֥וּ מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וַעֲשׂ֣וּ צְדָקָ֑ה כִּֽי־קְרוֹבָ֤ה יְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙ לָב֔וֹא וְצִדְקָתִ֖י לְהִגָּלֽוֹת׃
- כֹּ֚הkoh“thus”Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
- אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he says”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- שִׁמְר֥וּshim.Ru“keep”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
- מִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.Pat“justice”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “justice” · Strong's H4941H
- וַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.Su“and do”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- צְדָקָ֑הtze.da.Kah“righteousness”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from צְדָקָה · “righteousness” · Strong's H6666
- כִּֽי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- קְרוֹבָ֤הke.ro.Vah“[is] near”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from קָרֹב · “near” · Strong's H7138
- יְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙ye.shu.'a.Ti“salvation my”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יְשׁוּעָה · “salvation” · Strong's H3444
- לָב֔וֹאla.Vo'“to come”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- וְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.Ti“and righteousness my”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from צְדָקָה · “righteousness” · Strong's H6666
- לְהִגָּלֽוֹת׃le.hi.ga.Lot“to be revealed”Preposition + Verb, niphal, infinitive construct, common · from גָּלָה · “reveal[information]” · Strong's H1540H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)