- righteousness:
- "And I will restoreª° thy judgesª° as at the first,ª and thy counsellorsª° as at the beginning:ª afterwardª¹ thou shalt be called,ª° The cityª of righteousness,ª the faithfulª° city.ª" {Isa 1:26} + "Surely,¹ shall [one] say,ª° in the LORDª have I righteousnessª and strength:ª [even] to¹ him shall [men] come;ª° and all¹ that are incensedª° against him shall be ashamed.ª°" {Isa 45:24} + "Awake,ª° awake;ª° put onª° thy strength,ª O Zion;ª put onª° thy beautifulª garments,ª O Jerusalem,ª the holyª city:ª for¹ henceforth¹ there shall no¹ more²°¹ comeª° into thee the uncircumcisedª and the unclean.ª" {Isa 52:1} + "Thy peopleª also [shall be] all¹ righteous:ª they shall inheritª° the landª for ever,ª the branchª of my planting,ª the workª of my hands,ª that I may be glorified.ª°" {Isa 60:21} + "I will greatly²° rejoiceª° in the LORD,ª my soulª shall be joyfulª° in my God;ª for¹ he hath clothedª° me with the garmentsª of salvation,ª he hath coveredª° me with the robeª of righteousness,ª as a bridegroomª deckethª° [himself] with ornaments,ª and as a brideª adornethª° [herself] with her jewels.ª ... For¹ as the earthª bringeth forthª° her bud,ª and as the gardenª causeth the things that are sownª in it to spring forth;ª° so¹ the Lordª GODª will cause righteousnessª and praiseª to spring forthª° before¹ all¹ the nations.ª" {Isa 61:10-11} + "For Zion's² sake¹¹ will I not¹ hold my peace,ª° and for Jerusalem's² sake¹ I will not¹ rest,ª° until¹ the righteousnessª thereof go forthª° as brightness,ª and the salvationª thereof as a lampª [that] burneth.ª°" {Isa 62:1} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª As yet¹ they shall useª°¹ this¹ speechª in the landª of Judahª and in the citiesª thereof, when I shall bring againª°¹ their captivity;ª The LORDª blessª° thee, O habitationª of justice,ª [and] mountainª of holiness.ª" {Jer 31:23} + "And I will putª° my spiritª withinª you, and causeª° you to walk²°¹ in¹ my statutes,ª and ye shall keepª° my judgments,ª and doª° [them]. ... And ye shall dwellª° in the landª that¹ I gaveª° to your fathers;ª and ye shall be¹ my people,ª and I¹ will be¹ your God.ª" {Ezk 36:27-28} + "Neither¹ shall they defileª° themselves any more¹ with their idols,ª nor with their detestable things,ª nor with any¹ of their transgressions:ª but I will saveª° them out of all¹¹ their dwellingplaces,ª wherein¹ they have sinned,ª° and will cleanseª° them: so shall they be¹ my people,ª and I¹ will be¹ their God.ª ... Moreover I will makeª° a covenantª of peaceª with them; it shall be¹ an everlastingª covenantª with¹ them: and I will placeª° them, and multiplyª° them, and will setª° my sanctuaryª in the midstª of them for evermore.ª" {Ezk 37:23-26} + "So shall ye knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORDª your Godª dwellingª° in Zion,ª my holyª mountain:ª then shall Jerusalemª be¹ holy,ª and there shall no¹ strangersª° pass throughª° her any more.¹ ... For I will cleanseª° their bloodª [that] I have not¹ cleansed:ª° for the LORDª dwellethª° in Zion.ª" {Jol 3:17-21} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª I am returnedª° unto¹ Zion,ª and will dwellª° in the midstª of Jerusalem:ª and Jerusalemª shall be calledª° a cityª of truth;ª and the mountainª of the LORDª of hostsª the holyª mountain.ª" {Zch 8:3} + "Neverthelessª we,²° according¹ to² hisª promise,ª look forª° newª heavensª andª a newª earth,ª whereinªª dwellethª° righteousness.ª" {2Pe 3:13}
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