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27 Zion shall be redeemed with justice,
    and her converts with righteousness.
28 But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together,
    and those who forsake Yahweh shall be consumed.
29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired,
    and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.
30 For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades,
    and as a garden that has no water.
31 The strong will be like tinder,
    and his work like a spark.
They will both burn together,
    and no one will quench them.”

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27 “Zion[a] will be redeemed by justice,
    and her repentant ones[b] by righteousness.
28 Rebels and sinners will be broken together,
    and those who forsake the Lord will be consumed.
29 They’ll be ashamed of the oak trees
    that you desired;
and you’ll blush because of the gardens
    that you have chosen.
30 You’ll be like an oak
    whose leaf is withering,
        like an unwatered garden.
31 Your[c] strong one[d] will be like tinder,
    and your work[e] a spark;
both of them will burn together,
    with no one to quench the flames that burn[f] them.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:27 So MT; 1QIsaa reading unclear
  2. Isaiah 1:27 So 1QIsaa MT 4QIsaf; LXX reads her captivity
  3. Isaiah 1:31 Lit. Your (pl.); so 1QIsaa Vulgate. The
  4. Isaiah 1:31 LXX MT read Their strength
  5. Isaiah 1:31 So 1QIsaa; MT reads their work; LXX reads their deeds
  6. Isaiah 1:31 DSS MT lack the flames that burn