Isaiah 1:23-25

Common English Bible

²³ Your princes are rebels,
    companions of thieves.
Everyone loves a bribe and pursues gifts.
    They don’t defend the orphan,
    and the widow’s cause never reaches them.
²⁴ Therefore, says the Lord God of heavenly forces,
    the mighty one of Israel:
Doom! I will vent my anger against my foes;
    I will take it out on my enemies,
²⁵     and I will turn my hand against you.
I will refine your impurities as with lye,
    and remove all your cinders.