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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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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