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23 Your princes are rebels
    and companions of thieves.
Everyone loves a bribe
    and runs after gifts.
They do not defend the orphan,
    and the widow’s cause does not come before them.

24 Therefore says the Sovereign, the Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel:
Ah, I will pour out my wrath on my enemies,
    and avenge myself on my foes!
25 I will turn my hand against you;
    I will smelt away your dross as with lye
    and remove all your alloy.

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23 Your rulers are rebels,(A)
    partners with thieves;(B)
they all love bribes(C)
    and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
    the widow’s case does not come before them.(D)

24 Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    the Mighty One(E) of Israel, declares:
“Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes
    and avenge(F) myself on my enemies.(G)
25 I will turn my hand against you;[a](H)
    I will thoroughly purge(I) away your dross(J)
    and remove all your impurities.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:25 That is, against Jerusalem