Isaiah 32:1

See, a Melech shall reign in tzedek, 1 and sarim shall rule in mishpat (justice). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

In Context

2And an ish shall be 1 as a sheltering hiding place from the ruach (wind), 1 and a seter (refuge) from the tempest; 1 as streams of mayim in a dry place, 1 as the tzel (shadow) of a great rock 1 in a weary land. 1

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 31:20And thus did Chizkiyahu (Yechizkiyahu) throughout kol Yehudah, and wrought that which was tov and yashar and emes before Hashem Elohav.

Psalms 45:6Thine khitzim (arrows) are sharp 1 in the lev oyvei HaMelech (in the heart of the Kingʼs enemies); 1 the Amim (nations) fall under Thee. 1

Psalms 72:2He shall judge Thy people with tzedek, 1 and Thy poor with mishpat. 1

Isaiah 9:6Of the increase of his misrah 1 and shalom there shall be no ketz (end), 1 upon the Kisse Dovid, 1 and upon his kingdom, 1 to strengthen it, and to support it with mishpat 1 and with tzedakah from henceforth 1 even ad olam (forever). 1 The Kinat Hashem Tzva'os will fulfill this. 1

Isaiah 28:6And for a ruach mishpat 1 to him that sitteth in mishpat, 1 and for gevurah to them 1 that turn back the milchamah at the gate. 1

Isaiah 40:1Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith Eloheichem. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 32:1

This chapter seems to be such a prophecy of the reign of Hezekiah as amounts to an abridgment of the history of it, and this with an eye to the kingdom of the Messiah, whose government was typified by the thrones of the house of David, for which reason he is so often called "the Son of David." Here is, I. A prophecy of that good work of reformation with which he should begin his reign, and the happy influence it should have upon the people, who had been wretchedly corrupted and debauched in the reign of his… Read the whole commentary →

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