21 How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

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The Degenerate City

21 (A)How the faithful city has become a [a]harlot!
It was full of justice;
Righteousness lodged in it,
But now (B)murderers.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:21 Unfaithful

Then said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.

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Israel Will Return to God

Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by a (A)lover[a] and is committing adultery, just like the love of the Lord for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 3:1 Lit. friend or husband