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Lexicon :: Strong's H6664 - ṣeḏeq

Aa
צֶדֶק
Transliteration
ṣeḏeq
Pronunciation
tseh'-dek
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1879a

Strong’s Definitions

צֶדֶק tsedeq, tseh'-dek; from H6663; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity:—× even, (× that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 116x

The KJV translates Strong's H6664 in the following manner: righteousness (77x), just (11x), justice (10x), righteous (8x), righteously (3x), right (3x), righteous cause (1x), unrighteousness (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 116x
The KJV translates Strong's H6664 in the following manner: righteousness (77x), just (11x), justice (10x), righteous (8x), righteously (3x), right (3x), righteous cause (1x), unrighteousness (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

  1. justice, rightness, righteousness

    1. what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures)

    2. righteousness (in government)

      1. of judges, rulers, kings

      2. of law

      3. of Davidic king, Messiah

      4. of Jerusalem as seat of just government

      5. of God's attribute

    3. righteousness, justice (in case or cause)

    4. rightness (in speech)

    5. righteousness (as ethically right)

    6. righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity

      1. of God as covenant-keeping in redemption

      2. in name of Messianic king

      3. of people enjoying salvation

      4. of Cyrus

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צֶדֶק tsedeq, tseh'-dek; from H6663; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity:—× even, (× that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
STRONGS H6664: Abbreviations
† צֶ֫דֶק noun masculineIsaiah 1:21 rightness, righteousness; — צ׳ Leviticus 19:36 + 87 times; צִדְקִי Isaiah 41:10 + 8 times, etc.; —
1. what is right, just, normal; rightness, justness, of weights and measures, אֵיפָה, אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק Deuteronomy 25:15 a perfect and a just weight, ephah; מאֹזְנֵי צ׳; אַבְנֵי צ׳, אֵיפַת צ׳, הִין צ׳, בַּת צ׳ Leviticus 19:36 (H) Job 31:6; Ezekiel 45:10; מַעְגְּלֵי צ׳ right paths Psalm 23:3; זִבְחֵי צ׳ right peace-offerings Deuteronomy 33:19; Psalm 4:6 [Psalm 4:3]; Psalm 51:21 [Psalm 51:19].
2. righteousness, in government:
a. of judges, rulers, kings, שׁפט בצ׳ Leviticus 19:15(H); שׁפט צ׳ Deuteronomy 1:16; Proverbs 31:9; משׁפט צ׳ Deuteronomy 16:18; רדף צ׳ Deuteronomy 16:20; חוֺקֵק צ׳ Proverbs 8:15; מלך לצ׳ Isaiah 32:1; דבּר צ׳ Psalm 58:2 [Psalm 58:1]; also Proverbs 25:5; Psalm 94:15; Ecclesiastes 5:7 [Ecclesiastes 5:8].
b. of law, as מִשְׁמָּטִים Isaiah 58:2; Psalm 119:7; Psalm 119:62; Psalm 119:75; Psalm 119:106; Psalm 119:160 (Greek Version of the LXX, but MT מִשְׁפַּט), Psalm 119:164; as עֵדוֺת Psalm 119:138; Psalm 119:144; as מִצְוֺר Psalm 119:172.
c. of Davidic king, Messiah Isaiah 11:4, Isaiah 11:5; Isaiah 16:5; Psalm 45:5 [Psalm 45:4], דין דצ׳ Psalm 72:2.
d. of Jerusalem, as seat of just government, עִיר הַצֶּדֶק Isaiah 1:26 city of righteousness; נְוֵה צ׳ Jeremiah 31:23; Jeremiah 50:7 (possibly these reflect an original god צֶדֶק, see מַלְכִּי צֶדֶק); יָלִין בָּהּ צ׳ Isaiah 1:21 righteousness used to lodge in her; compare מְקוֺם הצ׳ Ecclesiastes 3:16 the place of righteousness.
e. of God's attribute as sovereign Job 36:3, husband of Israel Hosea 2:21; צ׳ his personified agent Psalm 85:11 [Psalm 85:10]; Psalm 85:12 [Psalm 85:11]; Psalm 85:14 [Psalm 85:13], foundation of his throne Psalm 89:15 [Psalm 89:14] = Psalm 97:2; in his government Psalm 9:9 [Psalm 9:8]; Psalm 65:6 [Psalm 65:5]; Psalm 96:13 = Psalm 98:9, promise Isaiah 45:19, administration of justice Job 8:3; Jeremiah 11:20; Psalm 7:18 [Psalm 7:17]; Psalm 48:11 [Psalm 48:10]; Psalm 50:6 = Psalm 97:6, vindication of his people Psalm 9:5 [Psalm 9:4]; Psalm 35:24; Psalm 35:28; raising up Cyrus Isaiah 45:13, calling his servant Isaiah 42:6; אֱלֹהֵי צִדְקִי Psalm 4:2 [Psalm 4:1] God of my righteousness (who vindicates me); his צ׳ is everlasting Psalm 119:142.
3. righteousness, justice, in a case or cause Job 6:29; Job 8:6; Job 29:14; Psalm 35:27; Isaiah 59:4; God שׁפט כצ׳ Psalm 7:9 [Psalm 7:8] judges according to righteousness; גמל כצ׳ Psalm 18:21 [Psalm 18:20]; השׁיב כצ׳ Psalm 18:25 [Psalm 18:24]; שׁמע צ׳ Psalm 17:1 הוציא צ׳ Psalm 37:6.
4. rightness, in speech, דבּר צ׳ Psalm 52:5 [Psalm 52:3] (opposed to שֶׁקֶר); יַגִּיד צ׳ Proverbs 12:17; כל אמרי פי בצ׳ Proverbs 8:8; שִׂפְתֵי צ׳ Proverbs 16:13.
5. righteousness, as ethically right Job 35:2; Psalm 17:15; Psalm 45:8 [Psalm 45:7]; Proverbs 1:3; Proverbs 2:9; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Jeremiah 22:13; Ezekiel 3:20; Hosea 10:12 (read צ׳פְּרִי, so Greek Version of the LXX We Now); עלמים צ׳ Daniel 9:24; עשׂה צ׳ Isaiah 64:4 [Isaiah 64:5]; Psalm 119:121; פעל צ׳ Psalm 15:2; למד צ׳ Isaiah 26:6 [Isaiah 26:9] , Isaiah 26:10; בקּשׁ צ׳ Zephaniah 2:3; רדף צ׳ Isaiah 51:1; ידע צ׳ Isaiah 51:7.
6. righteousness as vindicated, justification in controversy with enemies and troubles, deliverance, victory, prosperity:
a. of God as covenant-keeping, in redemption, בִּימִין צִדְקִי Isaiah 41:10, || יֵשַׁע Isaiah 45:8; Isaiah 51:5, compare Isaiah 42:21; בשּׂר צ׳ Psalm 40:10 [Psalm 40:9]; אִמְרַת צ׳ Psalm 119:123.
b. in name יהוה צִדְקֵנוּ, of Messianic king (vindicating people's cause and giving victory) [H3072 Jeremiah 23:6]; of city [H3072 Jeremiah 33:16].
c. of people as enjoying צ׳ of salvation, || יְשׁוּעָה Isaiah 62:1; || כָּבוֺד Isaiah 58:8; Isaiah 62:2; כהנים יִלְבְּשׁוּ צ׳ Psalm 132:9; שַׁעֲרֵי צ׳ Psalm 118:19; אֵילֵי הצ׳ Isaiah 61:3.
d. of Cyrus, יִקְרָאֵהוּ לְרַגְלוֺ צ׳ Isaiah 41:2 (who) in victory calleth him at every step (CheHpt on whose steps attends victory, so Di Du).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

19:15; 19:36; 19:36

Deuteronomy

1:16; 16:18; 16:20; 25:15; 33:19

Job

6:29; 8:3; 8:6; 29:14; 31:6; 35:2; 36:3

Psalms

4:1; 4:3; 7:8; 7:17; 9:4; 9:8; 15:2; 17:1; 17:15; 18:20; 18:24; 23:3; 35:24; 35:27; 35:28; 37:6; 40:9; 45:4; 45:7; 48:10; 50:6; 51:19; 52:3; 58:1; 65:5; 72:2; 85:10; 85:11; 85:13; 89:14; 94:15; 96:13; 97:2; 97:6; 98:9; 118:19; 119:7; 119:62; 119:75; 119:106; 119:121; 119:123; 119:138; 119:142; 119:144; 119:160; 119:164; 119:172; 132:9

Proverbs

1:3; 2:9; 8:8; 8:15; 12:17; 16:13; 25:5; 31:9

Ecclesiastes

3:16; 5:8; 7:15

Isaiah

1:21; 1:21; 1:26; 11:4; 11:5; 16:5; 26:9; 26:10; 32:1; 41:2; 41:10; 41:10; 42:6; 42:21; 45:8; 45:13; 45:19; 51:1; 51:5; 51:7; 58:2; 58:8; 59:4; 61:3; 62:1; 62:2; 64:5

Jeremiah

11:20; 22:13; 31:23; 50:7

Ezekiel

3:20; 45:10

Daniel

9:24

Hosea

2:21; 10:12

Zephaniah

2:3

H6664

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Strong's Number H6664 matches the Hebrew צֶדֶק (ṣeḏeq),
which occurs 119 times in 112 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Psa 119:7–Isa 64:5)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:7 - I will praise You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:62

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:62 - At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:75

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:75 - I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are right,
And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:106

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:106 - I have sworn and confirmed
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:121

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:121 - AYIN
I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:123

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:123 - My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation
And Your righteous word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:138

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:138 - Your testimonies, which You have commanded,
Are righteous and very faithful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:142

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:142 - Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:144

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:144 - The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting;
Give me understanding, and I shall live.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:160

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:160 - The entirety of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:164

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:164 - Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:172

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:172 - My tongue shall speak of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:9 - Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness,
And let Your saints shout for joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:3 - To receive the instruction of wisdom,
Justice, judgment, and equity;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:9 - Then you will understand righteousness and justice,
Equity and every good path.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:8 - All the words of my mouth are with righteousness;
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:15 - By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:16 - By me princes rule, and nobles,
All the judges of the earth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:17 - He who speaks truth declares righteousness,
But a false witness, deceit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:13 - Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And they love him who speaks what is right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:5 - Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:9 - Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And plead the cause of the poor and needy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:16 - Moreover I saw under the sun:

In the place of judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
Iniquity was there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:8 - If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:15 - I have seen everything in my days of vanity:

There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness,
And there is a wicked man who prolongs life in his wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21 - How the faithful city has become a harlot!
It was full of justice;
Righteousness lodged in it,
But now murderers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 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, the faithful city.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4 - But with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:5 - Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins,
And faithfulness the belt of His waist.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:5 - In mercy the throne will be established;
And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David,
Judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:9 - With my soul I have desired You in the night,
Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early;
For when Your judgments are in the earth,
The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:10 - Let grace be shown to the wicked,
Yet he will not learn righteousness;
In the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly,
And will not behold the majesty of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:1 - Behold, a king will reign in righteousness,
And princes will rule with justice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:2 - “Who raised up one from the east?
Who in righteousness called him to His feet?
Who gave the nations before him,
And made him rule over kings?
Who gave them as the dust to his sword,
As driven stubble to his bow?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:10 - Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:6 - “I, the LORD, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people,
As a light to the Gentiles,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:21 - The LORD is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake;
He will exalt the law and make it honorable.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:8 - “Rain down, you heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, the LORD, have created it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:13 - I have raised him up in righteousness,
And I will direct all his ways;
He shall build My city
And let My exiles go free,
Not for price nor reward,”
Says the LORD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:19 - I have not spoken in secret,
In a dark place of the earth;
I did not say to the seed of Jacob,
‘Seek Me in vain’;
I, the LORD, speak righteousness,
I declare things that are right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:1 - “Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness,
You who seek the LORD:
Look to the rock from which you were hewn,
And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5 - My righteousness is near,
My salvation has gone forth,
And My arms will judge the peoples;
The coastlands will wait upon Me,
And on My arm they will trust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:7 - “Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
You people in whose heart is My law:
Do not fear the reproach of men,
Nor be afraid of their insults.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:2 - Yet they seek Me daily,
And delight to know My ways,
As a nation that did righteousness,
And did not forsake the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me the ordinances of justice;
They take delight in approaching God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:8 - Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 - No one calls for justice,
Nor does any plead for truth.
They trust in empty words and speak lies;
They conceive evil and bring forth iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:3 - To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1 - For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
And her salvation as a lamp that burns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:2 - The Gentiles shall see your righteousness,
And all kings your glory.
You shall be called by a new name,
Which the mouth of the LORD will name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:5 - You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness,
Who remembers You in Your ways.
You are indeed angry, for we have sinned—
In these ways we continue;
And we need to be saved.

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