Isaiah 1:26 (WEB)

Passage

I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called ‘The city of righteousness, a faithful town.’

Nearby Context

Isaiah 1:24 Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says: “Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries, and avenge myself on my enemies;

Isaiah 1:25 and I will turn my hand on you, thoroughly purge away your dross, and will take away all your tin.

Isaiah 1:26 I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called ‘The city of righteousness, a faithful town.’

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

Isaiah 1:28 But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and those who forsake Yahweh shall be consumed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "faith", "restore", "judges", "first", "counselors", "beginning", and "afterward". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "faith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "and I will turn my hand on..." into verse 27's "Zion shall be redeemed with justice and...", so "called" and "faith" 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 "called" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.