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Restoration and Redemption

24 Therefore this is what the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies,
    the one who is Israel’s Mighty One, declares:

“Now I’ll get relief from his[a] enemies
    and avenge myself on his[b] foes.
25 When I turn[c] my attention to you,[d]
    I’ll refine your dross as in a furnace.[e]
        I’ll remove[f] all your alloy.
26 Let me restore[g] your judges as at the first,
    and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward you’ll be called ‘The Righteous City’
    and ‘The Faithful City of Zion’.[h]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:24 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsaf MT LXX Vulgate read my
  2. Isaiah 1:24 So 1QIsaa; LXX MT read my
  3. Isaiah 1:25 So 1QIsaa; LXX MT read And let me turn
  4. Isaiah 1:25 Lit. my hand against you
  5. Isaiah 1:25 1QIsaa lacks as in a furnace; MT reads as lye
  6. Isaiah 1:25 So 1QIsaa 4QIsaf; MT reads Let me remove
  7. Isaiah 1:26 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsaf reads I will restore
  8. Isaiah 1:26 So LXX; the Heb. lacks Zion