26 Take Me to court; let us argue our case together.(A)
State your case, so that you may be vindicated.
27 Your first father sinned,(B)
and your mediators have rebelled against Me.(C)
28 So I defiled the officers of the sanctuary,
and set Jacob apart for destruction(D)
and Israel for abuse.

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26 Recount the brief!
    Let’s argue the matter together;
Present your case,
    so that you may be proved right.
27 Your first ancestor sinned,
    and your mediators rebelled against me.
28 So I’ll disgrace the leaders of the Temple,
    and I’ll consign Jacob to total destruction[a]
        and Israel to contempt.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 43:28 The Heb. term refers to involuntary dedication to God of the thing destroyed