¹⁸ “Come now, let us settle the matter,”^(A)
    says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as white as snow;^(B)
though they are red as crimson,
    they shall be like wool.^(C)
19 If you are willing and obedient,^(D)
    you will eat the good things of the land;^(E)
20 but if you resist and rebel,^(F)
    you will be devoured by the sword.”^(G)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.^(H)

²¹ See how the faithful city
    has become a prostitute!^(I)
She once was full of justice;
    righteousness^(J) used to dwell in her—
    but now murderers!^(K)
22 Your silver has become dross,^(L)
    your choice wine is diluted with water.
²³ Your rulers are rebels,^(M)
    partners with thieves;^(N)
they all love bribes^(O)
    and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
    the widow’s case does not come before them.^(P)

²⁴ Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    the Mighty One^(Q) of Israel, declares:
“Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes
    and avenge^(R) myself on my enemies.^(S)
25 I will turn my hand against you;^[a](T)
    I will thoroughly purge^(U) away your dross^(V)
    and remove all your impurities.^(W)
26 I will restore your leaders as in days of old,^(X)
    your rulers as at the beginning.
Afterward you will be called^(Y)
    the City of Righteousness,^(Z)
    the Faithful City.^(AA)”

²⁷ Zion will be delivered with justice,
    her penitent^(AB) ones with righteousness.^(AC)
28 But rebels and sinners^(AD) will both be broken,
    and those who forsake^(AE) the Lord will perish.^(AF)

²⁹ “You will be ashamed^(AG) because of the sacred oaks^(AH)
    in which you have delighted;
you will be disgraced because of the gardens^(AI)
    that you have chosen.
³⁰ You will be like an oak with fading leaves,^(AJ)
    like a garden without water.
³¹ The mighty man will become tinder
    and his work a spark;
both will burn together,
    with no one to quench the fire.^(AK)”