Isaiah 1:4-5

4 Ah, sinful nation,
a people laden with iniquity,
aoffspring of evildoers,
children who deal corruptly!
They have forsaken the Lord,
they have bdespised cthe Holy One of Israel,
they are utterly destranged.
5 Why will you still be estruck down?
Why will you fcontinue to rebel?
The whole head is sick,
and the whole heart faint.

Isaiah 1:24-28

24 Therefore the gLord declares,
the Lord of hosts,
the hMighty One of Israel:
Ah, I will get relief from my enemies
iand avenge myself on my foes.
25 jI will turn my hand against you
and will smelt away your kdross as with lye
and remove all your alloy.
26And I will restore your judges las at the first,
and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward myou shall be called the city of righteousness,
the faithful city.”
27 nZion shall be redeemed by justice,
and those in her who repent, by righteousness.
28 oBut rebels and sinners shall be broken together,
and those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
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