25 I will turn my hand against you(A)
and will burn away your dross completely;[a]
I will remove all your impurities.(B)
26 I will restore your judges(C) to what they were at first,
and your advisers to what they were at the start.
Afterward you will be called the Righteous City,(D)
a Faithful Town.”

27 Zion will be redeemed by justice,
those who repent, by righteousness.(E)

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  1. 1:25 Lit dross as with lye

25 I will turn my hand against you;[a](A)
    I will thoroughly purge(B) away your dross(C)
    and remove all your impurities.(D)
26 I will restore your leaders as in days of old,(E)
    your rulers as at the beginning.
Afterward you will be called(F)
    the City of Righteousness,(G)
    the Faithful City.(H)

27 Zion will be delivered with justice,
    her penitent(I) ones with righteousness.(J)

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  1. Isaiah 1:25 That is, against Jerusalem