Isaiah 1:27 (KJV)

Passage

Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 1:25 And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:

Isaiah 1:26 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.

Isaiah 1:27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.

Isaiah 1:28 And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.

Isaiah 1:29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "zion", "shall", "redeemed", "judgment", "converts", and "righteousness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "zion" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "And I will restore thy judges as..." into verse 28's "And the destruction of the transgressors and...", so "zion" and "shall" belong inside that flow. 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 "zion" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.