King James Version
Isaiah 1:27 in the King James Version says “Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness. her: or, they that return of her” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness. her: or, they that return of her”
Isaiah 1:27 · KJV
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: purely: Heb. according to pureness
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.
Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness. her: or, they that return of her
And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed. destruction: Heb. breaking
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“with judgment”
H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
“and her converts”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“with righteousness”
H6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
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