25 Then I will turn mine hand upon thee, and burn out thy dross, till it [a]be pure, and take away all thy tin.

26 [b]And I will restore thy Judges as at the first, and thy counselors as at the beginning: afterward shalt thou be called a city of righteousness, and a faithful city.

27 Zion shall be redeemed in judgment, and they that return in her, in [c]justice.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:25 Lest the faithful among them should be overcome with his threatening, he addeth this consolation.
  2. Isaiah 1:26 It is only the work of God to purify the heart of man, which thing he doeth because of his promise, made concerning the salvation of his Church.
  3. Isaiah 1:27 By justice is meant God’s faithful promise, which is the cause of the deliverance of his Church.

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