27 Zion will be (A)redeemed with justice
And her [a]repentant ones with righteousness.
28 But [b]wrongdoers and sinners together will be (B)broken,
And those who abandon the Lord will come to an end.
29 [c]You certainly will be ashamed of the [d](C)oaks which you have desired,
And you will be embarrassed by the (D)gardens which you have chosen.
30 For you will be like an [e]oak whose (E)leaf withers away,
Or like a garden that has no water.
31 The strong man will become like [f]flax fiber,
And his work a spark.
So they shall both (F)burn together
And there will be (G)no one to extinguish them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:27 Or returning
  2. Isaiah 1:28 Lit a breaking of wrongdoers and sinners together
  3. Isaiah 1:29 As in some mss; MT They
  4. Isaiah 1:29 Or terebinths
  5. Isaiah 1:30 Or terebinth
  6. Isaiah 1:31 Lit tow

27 Zion shall be redeemed by justice,
    and those in her who repent, by righteousness.
28 But rebels and sinners shall be destroyed together,
    and those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.(A)
29 For you shall be ashamed of the oaks
    in which you delighted,
and you shall blush for the gardens
    that you have chosen.(B)
30 For you shall be like an oak
    whose leaf withers
    and like a garden without water.
31 The strong shall become like tinder
    and their work like a spark;
they and their work shall burn together,
    with no one to quench them.(C)

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