Isaiah 1:22-26
English Standard Version
22 (A)Your silver has become dross,
your best wine mixed with water.
23 Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
Everyone (B)loves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
(C)They do not bring justice to the fatherless,
and the widow's cause does not come to them.
24 Therefore the (D)Lord declares,
the Lord of hosts,
the (E)Mighty One of Israel:
“Ah, I will get relief from my enemies
(F)and avenge myself on my foes.
25 (G)I will turn my hand against you
and will smelt away your (H)dross as with lye
and remove all your alloy.
26 And I will restore your judges (I)as at the first,
and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward (J)you shall be called the city of righteousness,
the faithful city.”
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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