Bible Strands
Isaiah 1:27
Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — YHWH addresses Judah through Isaiah, positioning the promise of Zion’s redemption between the restoration of righteous leadership (1:26) and the destruction of rebels (1:28).
The words — The verse centers on תִּפָּדֶ֑ה (ti.pādeh, "it will be redeemed") and שׁוֹבֵי (šōḇê, "repentant ones"), explicitly tying their deliverance to בְּמִשְׁפָּט (bəmišpāṭ, "with justice") and בִּצְדָקָה (biṣdəqâ, "with righteousness").
The thread — This linkage of redemption with divine justice and righteousness reappears in Isaiah 62:12, where the people are designated "the Redeemed of the LORD," and Isaiah 5:16, where Yahweh is exalted through justice and holiness.
Why it lands — The text establishes that deliverance for Zion and its returning population is strictly contingent upon God’s justice and righteousness, leaving no room for those who forsake Him.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 62:12 And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
- Isaiah 5:16 But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.
- Isaiah 45:21 Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.
- Isaiah 63:4 For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.
- Romans 3:24 and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
- Romans 11:26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
- Titus 2:14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.