Isaiah 1:24-26

New Living Translation

²⁴Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
    the Mighty One of Israel, says,
“I will take revenge on my enemies
    and pay back my foes!
²⁵I will raise my fist against you.
    I will melt you down and skim off your slag.
    I will remove all your impurities.
²⁶Then I will give you good judges again
    and wise counselors like you used to have.
Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice
    and the Faithful City.”

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Isaiah 1:24-26

New International Version

²⁴Therefore 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)
²⁵I will turn my hand against you;^[a]^(D)
    I will thoroughly purge^(E) away your dross^(F)
    and remove all your impurities.^(G)
²⁶I 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

Isaiah 1:25 That is, against Jerusalem

Isaiah 1:24-26

King James Version

²⁴Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:

²⁵And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:

²⁶And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.

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