23 Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.(A)
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.(B)
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.(C)

24 Therefore the Lord God of Hosts,
the Mighty One of Israel, declares:
“Ah, I will gain satisfaction from My foes;
I will take revenge against My enemies.(D)
25 I will turn My hand against you(E)
and will burn away your dross[a] completely;[b]
I will remove all your impurities.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:25 Or burnished lead
  2. Isaiah 1:25 Lit dross as with lye

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