Isaiah 1:26 “I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the…”

Isaiah 1:26

I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.

World English Bible

I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called ‘The city of righteousness, a faithful town.’

American Standard Version

and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called The city of righteousness, a faithful town.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I will restore thy iudges as at the first, and thy counsellers as at the beginning: afterward shalt thou be called a citie of righteousnes, and a faithfull citie.

Darby Translation

and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning. Afterwards thou shalt be called, Town of righteousness, Faithful city.

Young's Literal Translation

And I give back thy judges as at the first, And thy counsellors as in the beginning, After this thou art called, 'A city of righteousness — a faithful city.'

Bible in Basic English

And I will give you judges again as at the first, and wise guides as in the past; then you will be named, The Town of Righteousness, the true town.

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Cross references

“And I will”

Jeremiah 33:7 Numbers 12:3 Jeremiah 33:15–17 Ezekiel 45:8 Numbers 16:15 1 Samuel 12:2–5

Jeremiah 33:7 · BSB

I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.

Numbers 12:3 · BSB

Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.

Jeremiah 33:15–17 · BSB

In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Ezekiel 45:8 · BSB

This land will be his possession in Israel. And My princes will no longer oppress My people, but will give the rest of the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

Numbers 16:15 · BSB

Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”

1 Samuel 12:2–5 · BSB

Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.

“thou shalt”

Isaiah 1:21 Isaiah 60:21 Jeremiah 31:23 Zephaniah 3:13 Zechariah 8:8 Zephaniah 3:9

Isaiah 1:21 · BSB

See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!

Isaiah 60:21 · BSB

Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.

Jeremiah 31:23 · BSB

This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling pla…

Zephaniah 3:13 · BSB

The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”

Zechariah 8:8 · BSB

I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”

Zephaniah 3:9 · BSB

For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.

Also

Zechariah 8:3 Jeremiah 33:11 Isaiah 60:14 Isaiah 33:5

Zechariah 8:3 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”

Jeremiah 33:11 · BSB

the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His lo…

Isaiah 60:14 · BSB

The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 33:5 · BSB

The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.

27Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.

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