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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.
22 Your silver has turned to dross,
    and your wine is mixed with water.
23 Your princes are rebels
    and companions of thieves.
All of them love bribes
    and are eager to receive gifts.
They do not treat the orphan with justice,
    and they refuse to listen to the pleas of widows.

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Footnotes

  1. 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.