Isaiah 1:24-31

English Standard Version

²⁴ Therefore the ^(A)Lord declares,
    the Lord of hosts,
    the ^(B)Mighty One of Israel:
“Ah, I will get relief from my enemies
    ^(C)and avenge myself on my foes.
^25 (D)I will turn my hand against you
    and will smelt away your ^(E)dross as with lye
    and remove all your alloy.
²⁶ And I will restore your judges ^(F)as at the first,
    and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward ^(G)you shall be called the city of righteousness,
    the faithful city.”

^27 (H)Zion shall be redeemed by justice,
    and those in her who repent, by righteousness.
^28 (I)But rebels and sinners shall be broken together,
    and those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
^29 (J)For they^[a] shall be ashamed of ^(K)the oaks
    that you desired;
and you shall blush for ^(L)the gardens
    that you have chosen.
³⁰ For you shall be ^(M)like an oak
    whose leaf withers,
    and like a garden without water.
³¹ And the strong shall become ^(N)tinder,
    and his work a spark,
and both of them shall burn together,
    with ^(O)none to quench them.