Isaiah 1:21-26

Evangelical Heritage Version

²¹ Look how the faithful city has become a prostitute!
She was full of justice. Righteousness once lived in her,
but now murderers live there.
²² Your silver has become slag.^[a]
Your drinks are mixed with water.
²³ Your officials are rebellious.
They are partners with thieves.
Everyone loves bribes and chases payoffs.
They do not obtain justice for the fatherless,
and they do not take up the cause of the widow.

²⁴ Therefore the Lord, the Lord of Armies,
the Mighty One of Israel, says:
    I must certainly get relief from my adversaries.
    I will avenge myself on my enemies.
²⁵     I will turn my hand against you.
    I will smelt away all your slag.
    I will take away all your impurities.
²⁶     I will restore your judges as they were at first,
    and your advisors as they were in the beginning.
Afterward you will be called a righteous city, a faithful town.