Isaiah 56:1

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.
Isaiah 56:1
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Original language (Hebrew)

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שִׁמְר֥וּ מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וַעֲשׂ֣וּ צְדָקָ֑ה כִּֽי־קְרוֹבָ֤ה יְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙ לָב֔וֹא וְצִדְקָתִ֖י לְהִגָּלֽוֹת׃

  1. כֹּ֚הkoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  2. אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  3. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. שִׁמְר֥וּshim.Ru“keep”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  5. מִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.Pat“justice”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “justice” · Strong's H4941H
  6. וַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.Su“and do”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  7. צְדָקָ֑הtze.da.Kah“righteousness”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from צְדָקָה · “righteousness” · Strong's H6666
  8. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  9. קְרוֹבָ֤הke.ro.Vah“[is] near”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from קָרֹב · “near” · Strong's H7138
  10. יְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙ye.shu.'a.Ti“salvation my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יְשׁוּעָה · “salvation” · Strong's H3444
  11. לָב֔וֹאla.Vo'“to come”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  12. 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
  13. 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)