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27 Zion will be redeemed by judgment
    and those who are repentant by righteousness.
28 But rebels and sinners alike will be destroyed,
    and those who forsake the Lord will perish.
29 You will be ashamed of the sacred oaks[a]
    which offered you such delight,
and you will blush when you behold the gardens
    which you chose in their stead.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:29 Sacred oaks: a reference to places of idolatrous worship, which was practiced for the most part in sacred groves on high places.

27 Zion will be delivered with justice,
    her penitent(A) ones with righteousness.(B)
28 But rebels and sinners(C) will both be broken,
    and those who forsake(D) the Lord will perish.(E)

29 “You will be ashamed(F) because of the sacred oaks(G)
    in which you have delighted;
you will be disgraced because of the gardens(H)
    that you have chosen.

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