²⁴ Therefore 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)
25 I will turn my hand against you;^[a](D)
    I will thoroughly purge^(E) away your dross^(F)
    and remove all your impurities.^(G)
26 I 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)”

²⁷ Zion will be delivered with justice,
    her penitent^(L) ones with righteousness.^(M)
28 But rebels and sinners^(N) will both be broken,
    and those who forsake^(O) the Lord will perish.^(P)

²² I have swept away^(A) your offenses like a cloud,
    your sins like the morning mist.
Return^(B) to me,
    for I have redeemed^(C) you.”

²³ Sing for joy,^(D) you heavens, for the Lord has done this;
    shout aloud, you earth^(E) beneath.
Burst into song, you mountains,^(F)
    you forests and all your trees,^(G)
for the Lord has redeemed^(H) Jacob,
    he displays his glory^(I) in Israel.

²⁶ I will make your oppressors^(A) eat^(B) their own flesh;
    they will be drunk on their own blood,^(C) as with wine.
Then all mankind will know^(D)
    that I, the Lord, am your Savior,^(E)
    your Redeemer,^(F) the Mighty One of Jacob.^(G)”