以赛亚书 56:1

Chinese Union (Simplified)

耶 和 华 如 此 说 ： 你 们 当 守 公 平 ， 行 公 义 ； 因 我 的 救 恩 临 近 ， 我 的 公 义 将 要 显 现 。

Parallel Translations

Chinese NCV (Simplified)
外族人成為　神的子民耶和華這樣說：“你們要持守公平，實行公義；因為我的拯救快要來到，我的公義快要顯現了。

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Keep: Isaiah 1:16-19, Isaiah 26:7, Isaiah 26:8, Isaiah 55:7, Psalms 24:4-6, Psalms 50:23, Jeremiah 7:3-11, Malachi 4:4, Matthew 3:2, John 7:17

judgment: or, equity

for: Isaiah 46:13, Isaiah 51:5, Psalms 85:9, Matthew 3:2, Matthew 4:17, Mark 1:15, Luke 3:3-9, Romans 1:17, Romans 10:6-10, Romans 13:11-14

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 29:9 - General Psalms 25:10 - keep Psalms 106:3 - keep Isaiah 33:15 - that walketh Isaiah 64:5 - those that Daniel 9:24 - to bring Romans 10:3 - God's righteousness Revelation 22:14 - Blessed

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thus saith the Lord, keep ye judgment, and do justice,.... Observe the word of the Lord, which comes from the God of judgment, is the best informer of the judgment, and the only rule of faith and practice; and which should be kept in the heart, mind, and memory, be held fast, and abode by; and so likewise all the ordinances of the Lord, which are his statutes and judgments; these should be all of them kept as they were delivered, in faith, from love, and with a view to the glory of God and Christ; all matters of judgment and justice between man and man, whether public or private, should be observed and done; all that you would have men to do to you, do to them; all works of righteousness required by the Lord, though not to be depended upon for justification in his sight, but regarded as fruits and evidences of faith and repentance; for works of righteousness cannot be done but by regenerated persons. The reasons enforcing a regard to these things follow:

for my salvation is near to come; which are either the words of God the Father concerning Christ and his salvation, whom he appointed, called, and sent to effect it; who, when this prophecy was given out, was to come, and was to come as a Saviour, and was near at hand; and whose salvation, as to the efficacy of it, was come, all the Old Testament saints being saved by it; and, as to the impetration of it, was near at hand, he being ready to come, and in a short time, comparatively speaking, did come, and work out this salvation God had resolved upon, chosen his people to, and in which his glory was greatly concerned; and therefore calls it his own: or they are the words of Christ, who is the sole author of spiritual and eternal salvation, and in whom alone it is, and from him alone to be had; and which was near, being performed by himself, published in his Gospel, applied by his Spirit, and enjoyed by his people here and to all eternity:

and my righteousness to be revealed; and which also are either the words of God the Father concerning his faithfulness in the performance of his promise of Christ, and good things by him; concerning his justice, which was glorified in the work of redemption by Christ; or concerning the righteousness of Christ, called his, because he sent him to bring it in, he approves of it, imputes it to his people, and justifies them by it; or they are the words of Christ concerning his own righteousness, which he has wrought out, and brought in, in the room and stead of his people, and for their sakes; and which is revealed, not by the light of nature, nor by the law of Moses, but by the Gospel of Christ, and that from faith to faith, or only to believers. Now these being used as arguments to engage to the keeping and doing judgment and justice, show that the doctrines of salvation by Christ, and justification by his righteousness, are no licentious doctrines.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thus saith the Lord - That is, in view of the fact that the kingdom of God was to come at no distant period. Yahweh states what was necessary to prepare themselves for it, and what was the character which he demanded of those who were disposed to embrace its offers, and who would be admitted to its privileges.

Keep ye judgment - Margin, ‘Equity.’ Break off your sins, and be holy. A somewhat similar declaration was made by John the Baptist when he announced the coming of the Messiah: ‘Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand’ Matthew 3:2. The general idea is, that it was not only appropriate that the prospect of his coming and his near approach should lead them to a holy life, but it was necessary in order that they might escape his indignation.

My salvation is near to come - It is to be borne in mind that this was regarded as addressed to the Jews in exile in Babylon, and there is probably a primary reference in the words to the deliverance which they were about to experience from their long and painful captivity. But at the same time the language is appropriate to the coming of the kingdom of God under the Messiah, and the whole scope of the passage requires us to understand it of that event. Language similar to this occurs frequently in the New Testament, where the sacred writers seem to have had this passage in their eye (see Matthew 3:2; Luke 21:31; Romans 13:11; compare Isaiah 62:1-11). It is to be regarded, therefore, as having a reference to the future coming of the Messiah - perhaps as designed to describe the series of deliverances which were to close the painful bondage in Babylon, and to bring the people of God to perfect freedom, and to the full fruition of his favor. Though the actual coming of the Messiah at the time of the exile was at a period comparatively remote, yet the commencement of the great work of their deliverance was near at hand. They were soon to be rescued, and this rescue was to be but the first in the train of deliverances that would result in the entire redemption of the people of God, and was to be the public pledge that all that he had promised of the redemption of the world should be certainly effected.

To be revealed - To be made known; to be publicly manifested.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER LVI

Whoever would partake of the blessings of the Gospel is

required to be holy in all manner of life and conversation.

And he that will be so is declared to be accepted according to

this gracious dispensation, the blessings of which are large as

the human race, without any respect to persons or to nations,

1-8.

At the ninth verse begins a different subject, or new section

of prophecy. It opens with calling on the enemies of the Jews,

(the Chaldeans, or perhaps the Romans,) as beasts of prey

against them, for the sins of their rulers, teachers, and other

profane people among them, whose guilt drew down judgments on

the nation, 9-12.

NOTES ON CHAP. LVI