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24 So the Lord God ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts],
    the Mighty One of Israel, says:
[L Woe; Alas; Aha,] I will ·take revenge on [vent my wrath against; or get relief from; console myself by destroying] my ·foes [enemies; adversaries].
    I will pay back my ·enemies [foes].
25 I will turn [L my hand] against you
    and ·clean away all your wrongs as if with soap [or purify you as metal is refined; L purge your dross as with lye/potash/soap];
    I will ·take all the worthless things out of you [L remove all your impurities/slag].
26 I will ·bring back [restore] judges as you had ·long ago [formerly; at the first];
    your ·counselors [advisors] will be like those you had in the beginning.
Then you will be called the City ·That Is Right with God [of Righteousness/Justice],
    the ·Loyal [Faithful; Trustworthy] City.”

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24 Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    the Mighty One(A) of Israel, declares:
“Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes
    and avenge(B) myself on my enemies.(C)
25 I will turn my hand against you;[a](D)
    I will thoroughly purge(E) away your dross(F)
    and remove all your impurities.(G)
26 I will restore your leaders as in days of old,(H)
    your rulers as at the beginning.
Afterward you will be called(I)
    the City of Righteousness,(J)
    the Faithful City.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:25 That is, against Jerusalem

24 Therefore the Lord says,
The Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel,
“Ah, (A)I will [a]rid Myself of My adversaries,
And [b]take vengeance on My enemies.
25 I will turn My hand against you,
And (B)thoroughly[c] purge away your dross,
And take away all your alloy.
26 I will restore your judges (C)as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward (D)you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:24 be relieved of
  2. Isaiah 1:24 avenge Myself
  3. Isaiah 1:25 refine with lye

24 Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:

25 And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:

26 And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.

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