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24 The Master, the Lord of heaven’s armies,
    the Mighty One of Israel, says:
“You, my enemies, will not cause me any more trouble.
    I will pay you back for what you did.
25 I will turn against you.
    I will clean away all your wrongs as if with soap.
    I will take all the worthless things out of you.
26 I will bring back judges as you had long ago.
    Your counselors will be like the ones you had in the beginning.
Then you will be called the City That Is Right with God.
    You will be called the Loyal City.”

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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