And I will restoreוְאָשִׁיבָהyour judgesשֹׁפְטַיִךְas at the first,כְּבָרִאשֹׁנָהand your counselorsוְיֹעֲצַיִךְas at the beginning;כְּבַתְּחִלָּהafterwardאַחֲרֵי כֵןyou will be calledיִקָּרֵא לָךְCityעִירof Righteousness,הַצֶּדֶקFaithfulנֶאֱמָנָהCity.קִרְיָה
Isaiah 1:26
Study it in the app“And I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning; afterward you will be called City of Righteousness, Faithful City.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 1:26, word by word
- And I will restoreאָשִׁיבָהashiva
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “ashiva” appears- your judgesשֹׁפְטַיִshoftayi
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shoftayi” appears- as at the firstרִאשֹׁנָהrishona
former
What already happened or existed before, in past times.
Where else “rishona” appears- and your counselorsיֹעֲצַיִyoatsayi
counselor
A trusted person who gives the king or a leader his opinion.
Where else “yoatsayi” appears- as at the beginningתְּחִלָּהtechila
beginning
Beginning, start; "at first".
Where else “techila” appears- you will be calledיִקָּרֵאyikare
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikare” appears- Cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- of Righteousnessצֶּדֶקtsedek
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appears- Faithfulנֶאֱמָנָהneemana
be firm
To be dependable, steady, never failing.
Where else “neemana” appears- Cityקִרְיָהkirya
town, city
Town: a poetic way of saying "city."
Where else “kirya” appears
The context
25And I will turn my hand against you, and I will smelt away as with lye your dross, and I will remove all your tin.
26 · This verse (above)
27Zion will be ransomed with justice, and those of her who return with righteousness.