22 Your silver has become [a]waste matter,
Your drink diluted with water.
23 Your (A)rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone (B)loves a bribe
And chases after gifts.
They (C)do not obtain justice for the [b]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s case come before them.

24 Therefore the Lord [c]God of armies,
The (D)Mighty One of Israel, declares,
“Ah, I will have satisfaction against My adversaries,
And (E)avenge Myself on My enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:22 Lit dross
  2. Isaiah 1:23 Or fatherless
  3. Isaiah 1:24 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

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