Isaiah 1:21-26
Legacy Standard Bible
Zion Will Be Redeemed with Justice
21 How the faithful city has become a (A)harlot,
She who was full of justice!
Righteousness once lodged in her,
But now murderers.
22 Your silver has become dross,
Your drink diluted with water.
23 Your (B)rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone (C)loves a bribe
And pursues rewards.
They (D)do not execute justice for the [a]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
24 Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of hosts,
The (E)Mighty One of Israel, declares,
“Ah, I will be comforted concerning My adversaries,
And I will (F)avenge Myself on My enemies.
25 I will also turn My hand against you,
And will (G)smelt away your dross as with lye
And will remove all your alloy.
26 Then I will have your (H)judges return as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning;
Afterwards you will be called the (I)city of righteousness,
A faithful town.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:23 Or fatherless
Isaiah 1:21-26
New Living Translation
Unfaithful Jerusalem
21 See how Jerusalem, once so faithful,
has become a prostitute.
Once the home of justice and righteousness,
she is now filled with murderers.
22 Once like pure silver,
you have become like worthless slag.
Once so pure,
you are now like watered-down wine.
23 Your leaders are rebels,
the companions of thieves.
All of them love bribes
and demand payoffs,
but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans
or fight for the rights of widows.
24 Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
the Mighty One of Israel, says,
“I will take revenge on my enemies
and pay back my foes!
25 I will raise my fist against you.
I will melt you down and skim off your slag.
I will remove all your impurities.
26 Then I will give you good judges again
and wise counselors like you used to have.
Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice
and the Faithful City.”
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