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

28 And the [b]destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together: and they that forsake the Lord, shall be consumed.

29 For they shall be confounded for the [c]oaks, which ye have desired, and ye shall be ashamed of the gardens that ye have chosen,

30 For ye shall be as an oak, whose leaf fadeth: and as a garden that hath no water.

31 And the strong shall be as [d]tow, and the maker thereof as a spark: and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:27 By justice is meant God’s faithful promise, which is the cause of the deliverance of his Church.
  2. Isaiah 1:28 The wicked shall not be partakers of God’s promise, Ps. 92:9.
  3. Isaiah 1:29 That is, the trees and pleasant places, where ye commit idolatry, which was forbidden, Deut. 16:22.
  4. Isaiah 1:31 The false god, wherein ye put your confidence, shall be consumed as easily as a piece of tow.

27 Zion will be delivered with justice,
    her penitent(A) ones with righteousness.(B)
28 But rebels and sinners(C) will both be broken,
    and those who forsake(D) the Lord will perish.(E)

29 “You will be ashamed(F) because of the sacred oaks(G)
    in which you have delighted;
you will be disgraced because of the gardens(H)
    that you have chosen.
30 You will be like an oak with fading leaves,(I)
    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.(J)

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