Isaiah 1:21-26
World English Bible
21 How the faithful city has become a prostitute!
She was full of justice.
Righteousness lodged in her,
but now there are murderers.
22 Your silver has become dross,
your wine mixed with water.
23 Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves.
Everyone loves bribes and follows after rewards.
They don’t defend the fatherless,
neither does the cause of the widow come to them.
24 Therefore the Lord,[a] Yahweh of Armies,
the Mighty One of Israel, says:
“Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries,
and avenge myself on my enemies.
25 I will turn my hand on you,
thoroughly purge away your dross,
and will take away all your tin.[b]
26 I will restore your judges as at the first,
and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward you shall be called ‘The city of righteousness,
a faithful town.’
Isaiah 1:21-26
English Standard Version
The Unfaithful City
21 How the faithful city
(A)has become a whore,[a]
(B)she who was full of justice!
Righteousness lodged in her,
but now murderers.
22 (C)Your silver has become dross,
your best wine mixed with water.
23 Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
Everyone (D)loves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
(E)They do not bring justice to the fatherless,
and the widow's cause does not come to them.
24 Therefore the (F)Lord declares,
the Lord of hosts,
the (G)Mighty One of Israel:
“Ah, I will get relief from my enemies
(H)and avenge myself on my foes.
25 (I)I will turn my hand against you
and will smelt away your (J)dross as with lye
and remove all your alloy.
26 And I will restore your judges (K)as at the first,
and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward (L)you shall be called the city of righteousness,
the faithful city.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:21 Or become unchaste
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