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24 Therefore the Lord, the Lord of Armies,
the Mighty One of Israel, says:
    I must certainly get relief from my adversaries.
    I will avenge myself on my enemies.
25     I will turn my hand against you.
    I will smelt away all your slag.
    I will take away all your impurities.
26     I will restore your judges as they were at first,
    and your advisors as they were in the beginning.
Afterward you will be called a righteous city, a faithful town.

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24 Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    the Mighty One(A) of Israel, declares:
“Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes
    and avenge(B) myself on my enemies.(C)
25 I will turn my hand against you;[a](D)
    I will thoroughly purge(E) away your dross(F)
    and remove all your impurities.(G)
26 I will restore your leaders as in days of old,(H)
    your rulers as at the beginning.
Afterward you will be called(I)
    the City of Righteousness,(J)
    the Faithful City.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:25 That is, against Jerusalem