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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Interlinear Bible for Isaiah 1:23:
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carar (#5637)
chaber (#2270)
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kol (#3605)
'ahab (#157)
shachad (#7810)
radaph (#7291)
shalmon (#8021)
shaphat (#8199)
lo' (#3808)
yathowm (#3490)
lo' (#3808)
riyb (#7379)
'almanah (#490)
bow' (#935)
'el (#413)
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