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and 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.
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Restoration Starts at the Top
Commentators agree that God's plan for restoring Jerusalem begins with righteous leadership. The corruption of judges and counselors was the source of the nation's problems, so God promises to provide leaders like those from Israel's faithful past, such as in the time of Moses or David. This highlights the timeless principle that the health of a community is deeply tied to the integrity of its leaders.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I will restore ... - That is, I will give you such judges as the nation had in former days—in the times of Moses, Joshua, etc. …
19th Century
Anglican
I will restore thy judges as at the first. —The prophet looks back to the good old days, the time probably of David, or t…
16th Century
Protestant
And I will restore your judges as at the first. He now speaks plainly; and having said that the source and origin of the evils was with th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will restore thy judges as at the first This refers not to the times after the Babylonish, captivity, when the…
Neither holy cities nor royal ones are faithful to their trust if religion does not dwell in them. Dross may shine like silver, and wine that is mi…
13th Century
Catholic
How is the faithful city, that was full of judgment, become a harlot? Here, the prophet shows their sin of turning away from jus…
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