Isaiah 1:22-31

22Your silver has become dross, Your wine mixed with water.

23Your princes are rebellious, And companions of thieves; Everyone loves bribes, And follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.

24Therefore the Lord says, The Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, “Ah, I will rid Myself of My adversaries, And take vengeance on My enemies.

25I will turn My hand against you, And thoroughly purge away your dross, And take away all your alloy.

26I will restore your judges as at the first, And your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.”

27Zion shall be redeemed with justice, And her penitents with righteousness.

28The destruction of transgressors and of sinners shall be together, And those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.

29For they shall be ashamed of the terebinth trees Which you have desired; And you shall be embarrassed because of the gardens Which you have chosen.

30For you shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fades, And as a garden that has no water.

31The strong shall be as tinder, And the work of it as a spark; Both will burn together, And no one shall quench them.