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Read Full Chapter (Isaiah 1) Isaiah 1:22-23 KJV
"Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them."
Isaiah Chapter 1, Verse 22-23
Isaiah 1:22-23 in Context (Verses 19–26 KJV)
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If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
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But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
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¶ How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.
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Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
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Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
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Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:
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¶ And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:*
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And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.