27 Zion shall be redeemed with justice,
And her [a]penitents with righteousness.
28 The (A)destruction of transgressors and of sinners shall be together,
And those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
29 For [b]they shall be ashamed of the [c]terebinth trees
Which you have desired;
And you shall be embarrassed because of the gardens
Which you have chosen.
30 For you shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fades,
And as a garden that has no water.
31 (B)The strong shall be as tinder,
And the work of it as a spark;
Both will burn together,
And no one shall (C)quench them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:27 Lit. returners
  2. Isaiah 1:29 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; some Heb. mss., Tg. you
  3. Isaiah 1:29 Sites of pagan worship

27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.

28 And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.

29 For ye shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

31 And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

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