Isaiah 1:16-31 - Purification Of Jerusalem
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Remove your evil deeds from My sight.
Stop doing evil.
Seek justice.
Correct the oppressor.
Defend the rights of the fatherless.
Plead the widow’s cause.
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says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
they will be as white as snow;
though they are as red as crimson,
they will be like wool.
you will eat the good things of the land.
you will be devoured by the sword.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
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what an adulteress
She was once full of justice.
Righteousness once dwelt in her—
but now, murderers!
your beer
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
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the Mighty One of Israel, declares:
“Ah, I will gain satisfaction from My foes;
I will take revenge against My enemies.
and will burn away your dross
I will remove all your impurities.
and your advisers to their former state.
Afterward you will be called the Righteous City,
a Faithful City.”
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her repentant ones by righteousness.
and those who abandon the Lord will perish.
you desired,
and you will be embarrassed because of the gardens
you have chosen.
whose leaves are withered,
and like a garden without water.
and his work a spark;
both will burn together,
with no one to quench the flames.