Isaiah 1:21 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 1:21

See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!

BSB

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ASV

How is the faithful city become a harlot! she that was full of justice! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

KJV

How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

(Verse 21) How has the faithful city become a harlot, full of judgment: justice dwelled in it but now murderers. The Hebrew word Jalin (), which the LXX translated, means slept; and it rested, and it will rest, that is, it signifies the past and future tense. Hence, both Aquila and Theodotio say it as if in the future. But the Prophet marvels in a prophetic spirit that the city which was once faithful, or a refuge for the faithful, has suddenly become a harlot.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The woeful degeneracy of Judah and Jerusalem is sadly lamented. What the royal city had been, a faithful city, faithful to God and the interests of his kingdom among men, faithful to the nation and its public interests. It was full of judgment; justice was duly administered upon the thrones of judgment which were set there, the thrones of the house of David, Ps. cxxii.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

How is - This is an expression of deploring, or lamenting. It indicates that that had occurred which was matter of grief. The prophet had stated the principles of the divine government; had urged the people to reason with God; and had affirmed his willingness to pardon. But it was seen that they would not repent. They were so wicked and perverse, that there was no hope of their reformation. His mind is full of this subject; he repeats the charge of their wickedness Isa 1:21-23, and states what must be the consequences. The faithful city - Jerusalem.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֵיכָה֙	'ei.Khah	how!	H349 →
הָיְתָ֣ה	ha.ye.Tah	it has become	H1961 →
לְזוֹנָ֔ה	le.zo.Nah	<into> a prostitute	H2181 →
קִרְיָ֖ה	kir.Yah	a town	H7151 →
נֶאֱמָנָ֑ה	ne.'e.ma.Nah	faithful	H539 →
מְלֵאֲתִ֣י	me.le.'a.Ti	full of	H4392 →
מִשְׁפָּ֗ט	mish.Pat	justice	H4941 →
צֶ֛דֶק	Tze.dek	righteousness	H6664 →
יָלִ֥ין	ya.Lin	it lodged	H3885 →
בָּ֖הּ	bah	in it
וְעַתָּ֥ה	ve.'a.Tah	and now	H6258 →
מְרַצְּחִֽים׃	me.ra.tze.Chim	murderers	H7523 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Nehemiah 11:1
Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining…
leads to
- Isaiah 48:2
  who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- Isaiah 52:1
  Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
- Nehemiah 11:18
  The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
- Nehemiah 10:34
  We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our…
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Zechariah 8:3
This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be…
leads to
- Zechariah 1:16
  Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out…
- John 1:14
  The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- Joel 3:17
  Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
- Jeremiah 31:23
  This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities:…