Isa 56:1 | NET2full | STEP | This is what the Lord says , “ Promote justice ! Do what is right ! For I am ready to deliver you; I am ready to vindicate you openly .

‏ Isaiah 56:1

The Lord Invites Outsiders to Enter

1 This is what the Lord says,
“Promote ^{▼▼tn Heb “guard”; KJV “Keep”; NAB “Observe”; NASB “Preserve”; NIV, NRSV “Maintain.”} justice! Do what is right!
For I am ready to deliver you;
I am ready to vindicate you openly. ^{▼▼tn Heb “for near is my deliverance to enter, and my vindication [or “righteousness”] to be revealed.”}