Isa 1:24-27, Act 12:20-23 | ESV | STEP | Therefore the Lord declares , the Lord of hosts , the Mighty One of Israel : Ah , I will get relief from my enemies and avenge myself on my foes .

Isaiah 1:24-27

24 Therefore the ^aLord declares,
the Lord of hosts,
the ^bMighty One of Israel:
“Ah, I will get relief from my enemies
^cand avenge myself on my foes.
25 ^dI will turn my hand against you
and will smelt away your ^edross as with lye
and remove all your alloy.
26 And I will restore your judges ^fas at the first,
and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward ^gyou shall be called the city of righteousness,
the faithful city.”
27 ^hZion shall be redeemed by justice,
and those in her who repent, by righteousness.

Acts 12:20-23

The Death of Herod

20 Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and ⁱhaving persuaded Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, ^{▼▼That is, trusted personal attendant} they asked for peace, because ^ktheir country depended on the king’s country for food. 21 On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. 22 And the people were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” 23 Immediately ^lan angel of the Lord struck him down, because ^mhe did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.