19 If ye [a]consent and obey, ye shall eat the good things of the land.

20 But if ye refuse and be rebellious, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

21 How is the [b]faithful city become an harlot? it was full of judgment, and justice lodged therein, but now [c]they are murderers.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:19 He showeth that whatsoever adversity man endureth, it ought to be attributed to his own incredulity and disobedience.
  2. Isaiah 1:21 That is, Jerusalem, which had promised fidelity unto me, as a wife to her husband.
  3. Isaiah 1:21 Given to covetousness and extortion, which he signified before by blood, verse 15.

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