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Isaiah 1:19-21
New Catholic Bible
Isaiah 1:19-21
New Catholic Bible
19 If you are willing to obey,
you will eat the best food
that the land has to offer.
20 However, if you refuse and rebel,
the sword will devour you,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
21 How the faithful city
has become an adulteress,[a]
she who used to be a symbol of justice.
Righteousness used to dwell in her,
but now she is the abode of murderers.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:21 Adulteress: the term signifies infidelity to God, inasmuch as the covenant between God and his people had its most appropriate image in the bond of conjugal love. This allegory recurs constantly.