Isaiah

Isaiah 56:1

¹This is what the LORD says:

“Maintain justice and do what is right,

for My salvation is coming soon,

and My righteousness will be revealed.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֚ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Maintain	שִׁמְר֥וּ	šim·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
justice	מִשְׁפָּ֖ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and do	וַעֲשׂ֣וּ	wa·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6213 do, make
what is right	צְדָקָ֑ה	ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
My salvation	יְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙	yə·šū·‘ā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3444 salvation
is coming	לָב֔וֹא	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
soon	קְרוֹבָ֤ה	qə·rō·w·ḇāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7138 near
and My righteousness	וְצִדְקָתִ֖י	wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6666 righteousness
will be revealed	לְהִגָּלֽוֹת׃	lə·hig·gā·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H1540 uncover, remove

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.