Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and wrongdoing. In my faithfulness I will reward my people and make an everlasting covenant with them. New Living Translation “For I, the LORD, love justice. I hate robbery and wrongdoing. I will faithfully reward my people for their suffering and make an everlasting covenant with them. English Standard Version For I the LORD love justice; I hate robbery and wrong; I will faithfully give them their recompense, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. Berean Standard Bible For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them. King James Bible For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. New King James Version “For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery for burnt offering; I will direct their work in truth, And will make with them an everlasting covenant. New American Standard Bible For I, the LORD, love justice, I hate robbery in the burnt offering; And I will faithfully give them their reward, And make an everlasting covenant with them. NASB 1995 For I, the LORD, love justice, I hate robbery in the burnt offering; And I will faithfully give them their recompense And make an everlasting covenant with them. NASB 1977 For I, the LORD, love justice, I hate robbery in the burnt offering; And I will faithfully give them their recompense, And I will make an everlasting covenant with them. Legacy Standard Bible For I, Yahweh, love justice, I hate robbery in the burnt offering; And in truth I will give them their recompense And cut an everlasting covenant with them. Amplified Bible For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery with a burnt offering. And I will faithfully reward them, And make an everlasting covenant with them. Christian Standard Bible For I the LORD love justice; I hate robbery and injustice; I will faithfully reward my people and make a permanent covenant with them. Holman Christian Standard Bible For I Yahweh love justice; I hate robbery and injustice; I will faithfully reward them and make an everlasting covenant with them. American Standard Version For I, Jehovah, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. Contemporary English Version I, the LORD, love justice! But I hate robbery and injustice. My people, I solemnly promise to reward you with an eternal agreement. English Revised Version For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompence in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. GOD'S WORD® Translation I, the LORD, love justice. I hate robbery and wrongdoing. I will faithfully reward my people's work. I will make an everlasting promise to them. Good News Translation The LORD says, "I love justice and I hate oppression and crime. I will faithfully reward my people And make an eternal covenant with them. International Standard Version "For I, the LORD, love justice, and I hate robbery and iniquity; I will faithfully present your reward and make an everlasting covenant with you. Majority Standard Bible For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them. NET Bible For I, the LORD, love justice and hate robbery and sin. I will repay them because of my faithfulness; I will make a permanent covenant with them. New Heart English Bible "For I, the LORD, love justice, and I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. Webster's Bible Translation For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt-offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. World English Bible “For I, Yahweh, love justice. I hate robbery and iniquity. I will give them their reward in truth and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“For I [am] YHWH, loving judgment, "" Hating plunder for a burnt-offering, "" And I have given their wage in truth, "" And I make a perpetual covenant for them. Young's Literal Translation For I am Jehovah, loving judgment, Hating plunder for a burnt-offering, And I have given their wage in truth, And a covenant age-during I make for them. Smith's Literal Translation For I Jehovah love judgment, hating robbery for burnt-offering; and I gave their works in truth, and I will cut out to them an eternal covenant. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor I am the Lord that love judgment, and hate robbery in a holocaust: and I will make their work in truth, and I will make a perpetual covenant with them. Catholic Public Domain Version For I am the Lord, who loves judgment and who holds hatred for robbery within a burnt offering. And I will turn their work into truth, and I will forge a perpetual covenant with them. New American Bible For I, the LORD, love justice, I hate robbery and wrongdoing; I will faithfully give them their recompense, an everlasting covenant I will make with them. New Revised Standard Version For I the LORD love justice, I hate robbery and wrongdoing; I will faithfully give them their recompense, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor I the LORD love justice, and I hate robbery and iniquity; I will direct your work in truth and I will make an everlasting covenant with you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because I AM LORD JEHOVAH, I who love judgment and hate plunder and evil, and I shall give your labor in truth, and I shall establish an eternal covenant with you OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For I the LORD love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; And I will give them their recompense in truth, And I will make an everlasting covenant with them. Brenton Septuagint Translation For I am the Lord who love righteousness, and hate robberies of injustice; and I will give their labour to the just, and will make an everlasting covenant with them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Year of the LORD's Favor…7Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs. 8For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them. 9Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.… Cross References Psalm 37:28 For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off. Jeremiah 9:24 But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD. Hebrews 1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.” Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them. Amos 5:15 Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.” Malachi 3:5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts. Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Proverbs 21:3 To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice. Isaiah 5:16 But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness. Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him. Isaiah 42:1 “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. Isaiah 59:15-17 Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice. / He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him. / He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal. Isaiah 62:1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch. Isaiah 63:1 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” Treasury of Scripture For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. I the Lord Psalm 11:7 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. Psalm 33:5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. Psalm 37:28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. I hate Isaiah 1:11-13 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats… 1 Samuel 15:21-24 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal… Jeremiah 7:8-11 Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit… I will direct Psalm 25:8-12 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way… Psalm 32:8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. Proverbs 3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. I will make Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Genesis 17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 2 Samuel 23:5 Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow. Jump to Previous Agreement Burnt Burnt-Offering Covenant Direct Eternal Everlasting Faithfully Faithfulness Hate Hating Iniquity Judging Judgment Justice Love Offering Pleasure Recompence Recompense Reward Right Robbery Truth Upright Violent Wage Work WrongJump to Next Agreement Burnt Burnt-Offering Covenant Direct Eternal Everlasting Faithfully Faithfulness Hate Hating Iniquity Judging Judgment Justice Love Offering Pleasure Recompence Recompense Reward Right Robbery Truth Upright Violent Wage Work WrongIsaiah 61 1. The office of Christ4. The forwardness 7. And blessing of the faithful For I, the LORD, love justice The phrase begins with a declaration from God Himself, emphasizing His personal commitment to justice. The Hebrew word for "LORD" here is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, which signifies His eternal and unchanging nature. The word "love" in Hebrew is "aheb," indicating a deep, abiding affection and commitment. Justice, or "mishpat" in Hebrew, refers to God's righteous order and fairness. This phrase underscores God's character as one who is inherently just and who desires justice to prevail in the world. It serves as a reminder that God's love is not passive but actively seeks the establishment of righteousness. I hate robbery and wrongdoing in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and I will make an everlasting covenant with them I will direct their work in truth.--Better--the word for "work" standing, as in Leviticus 19:13, Ezekiel 29:20, for its reward--I will appoint their recompense in faithfulness. Verse 8. - For I the Lord love judgment. Either "the Servant" here identifies himself with Jehovah, or he cites a declaration of Jehovah which he has authority to announce. Jehovah will restore the Israelites to their land because he "loves judgment" (equivalent to "justice") and hates injustice. The Babylonian conquest, though a judgment sent by him, is, so far as the Babylonians are concerned, a wrong and a "robbery." I hate robbery for burnt offering; rather, I hate robbery with wickedness (comp. Job 5:16; Psalm 58:3; Psalm 64:7; 92:16). The transplantation of nations was a gross abuse of the rights of conquest. I will direct their work in truth; rather, I will give them their recompense faithfully. As they have been wronged, they shall be righted; they shall be faithfully and exactly compensated for what they have suffered. Nay, more - over and above this, God will give them the blessing of an "everlasting covenant" (comp. Isaiah 55:3).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I, אֲנִ֤י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel love אֹהֵ֣ב (’ō·hêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f justice; מִשְׁפָּ֔ט (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style I hate שֹׂנֵ֥א (śō·nê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8130: To hate robbery גָזֵ֖ל (ḡā·zêl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1498: Robbery, plunder and iniquity; בְּעוֹלָ֑ה (bə·‘ō·w·lāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering in My faithfulness בֶּאֱמֶ֔ת (be·’ĕ·meṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness I will give them וְנָתַתִּ֤י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set their recompense פְעֻלָּתָם֙ (p̄ə·‘ul·lā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6468: A work, recompense and make אֶכְר֥וֹת (’eḵ·rō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant an everlasting עוֹלָ֖ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always covenant with them. וּבְרִ֥ית (ū·ḇə·rîṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1285: A covenant Links Isaiah 61:8 NIVIsaiah 61:8 NLT Isaiah 61:8 ESV Isaiah 61:8 NASB Isaiah 61:8 KJV Isaiah 61:8 BibleApps.com Isaiah 61:8 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 61:8 Chinese Bible Isaiah 61:8 French Bible Isaiah 61:8 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 61:8 For I Yahweh love justice I hate (Isa Isi Is) |
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