Isaiah 56:1 (GNV)

Passage

Thus saith the Lord, Keepe iudgement and doe iustice: for my saluation is at hand to come, and my righteousnes to be reueiled.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 56:1 Thus saith the Lord, Keepe iudgement and doe iustice: for my saluation is at hand to come, and my righteousnes to be reueiled.

Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the sonne of man which layeth holde on it: hee that keepeth the Sabbath and polluteth it not, and keepeth his hand from doing any euill.

Isaiah 56:3 And let not the sonne of the stranger, which is ioyned to the Lord, speake and say, The Lord hath surely separate me from his people: neither let the Eunuch say, Beholde, I am a drye tree.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "saith", "lord", "keepe", "iudgement", "iustice", "saluation", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Blessed is the man that doeth this...", so "thus" and "saith" should be read forward into that movement. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thus" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.