15 aWhen you1 spread out your hands,
I will hide My eyes from you;
bEven though you make many prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of1 blood.
I will hide My eyes from you;
bEven though you make many prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of1 blood.
16 “Washa yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
bCease to do evil,
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
bCease to do evil,
18 “Come now, and let us areason together,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
bThey shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
bThey shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
You shall be devoured by the sword”;
aFor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
You shall be devoured by the sword”;
aFor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
The Degenerate City
21 aHow the faithful city has become a1 harlot!
It was full of justice;
Righteousness lodged in it,
But now bmurderers.
It was full of justice;
Righteousness lodged in it,
But now bmurderers.
23 aYour princes are rebellious,
And bcompanions of thieves;
cEveryone loves bribes,
And follows after rewards.
They ddo not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
And bcompanions of thieves;
cEveryone loves bribes,
And follows after rewards.
They ddo not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
24 Therefore the Lord says,
The Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel,
“Ah, aI will rid Myself of My adversaries,
And1 take vengeance on My enemies.
The Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel,
“Ah, aI will rid Myself of My adversaries,
And1 take vengeance on My enemies.
25 I will turn My hand against you,
And athoroughly purge away your dross,
And take away all your alloy.
And athoroughly purge away your dross,
And take away all your alloy.
26 I will restore your judges aas at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward byou shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.”
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward byou shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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