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20 For the ruthless will vanish,
    and mockers will disappear,
        and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down—
21 those who make a person appear to be the offender in a lawsuit,
    who set a trap for someone
        who is making his defense in court,[a]
and push aside the innocent
    with specious arguments.

22 “Therefore, this is what the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, says concerning the house of Jacob:

‘No longer will Jacob be ashamed;
    no longer will his face grow pale.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 29:21 Lit. in the gate