The Yiqtol in Isaiah 1:21 is handled by most English translations and the major versions as some kind of past reference "Righteousness dwelt/used to dwell in her" with the Targum using a paraphrastic construction "was done in her" (a perfect form of "to be" with a Gt participle). Is it not possible to read the verse as a prediction about what will ultimately happen to the faithful city? I'm thinking something like "righteousness will dwell in her, but for now murders" given the theological vision of restoration in Isaiah as a whole? How do we know for sure this is a "habitual past" use of Yiqtol and not just a forward looking use?
Joseph Justiss
PhD Student
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
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