Isaiah 1:19-21
Revised Standard Version
19 If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
20 but if you refuse and rebel,
you shall be devoured by the sword;
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
The Degenerate City
21 How the faithful city
has become a harlot,
she that was full of justice!
Righteousness lodged in her,
but now murderers.
Isaiah 1:19-21
King James Version
19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
21 How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.
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Isaiah 1:19-21
English Standard Version
19 (A)If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
20 but if you refuse and rebel,
you shall be eaten by the sword;
(B)for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
The Unfaithful City
21 How the faithful city
(C)has become a whore,[a]
(D)she who was full of justice!
Righteousness lodged in her,
but now murderers.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:21 Or become unchaste
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