Isaiah 1:24-27

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²⁴Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    the Mighty One^(A) of Israel, declares:
“Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes
    and avenge^(B) myself on my enemies.^(C)
²⁵I will turn my hand against you;^[a]^(D)
    I will thoroughly purge^(E) away your dross^(F)
    and remove all your impurities.^(G)
²⁶I will restore your leaders as in days of old,^(H)
    your rulers as at the beginning.
Afterward you will be called^(I)
    the City of Righteousness,^(J)
    the Faithful City.^(K)”

²⁷Zion will be delivered with justice,
her penitent^(L) ones with righteousness.^(M)

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Footnotes

Isaiah 1:25 That is, against Jerusalem

Acts 12:20-23

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²⁰He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon;^(A) they now joined together and sought an audience with him. After securing the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king’s country for their food supply.^(B)

²¹On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. ²²They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.” ²³Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel^(C) of the Lord struck him down,^(D) and he was eaten by worms and died.

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