King James Version (KJV) Authorized Version 1611
Read Full Chapter (Isaiah 1) Isaiah 1:24-26 KJV
"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: And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: 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."
Isaiah Chapter 1, Verse 24-26
Isaiah 1:24-26 in Context (Verses 21–29 KJV)
21
¶ How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.
22
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.
27
Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.*
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¶ And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.*
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For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.