27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.

28 And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.

29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

31 And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

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27 Zion will be delivered with justice,
    her penitent(A) ones with righteousness.(B)
28 But rebels and sinners(C) will both be broken,
    and those who forsake(D) the Lord will perish.(E)

29 “You will be ashamed(F) because of the sacred oaks(G)
    in which you have delighted;
you will be disgraced because of the gardens(H)
    that you have chosen.
30 You will be like an oak with fading leaves,(I)
    like a garden without water.
31 The mighty man will become tinder
    and his work a spark;
both will burn together,
    with no one to quench the fire.(J)

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27 Zion shall be redeemed with justice,
And her [a]penitents with righteousness.
28 The (A)destruction of transgressors and of sinners shall be together,
And those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
29 For [b]they shall be ashamed of the [c]terebinth trees
Which you have desired;
And you shall be embarrassed because of the gardens
Which you have chosen.
30 For you shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fades,
And as a garden that has no water.
31 (B)The strong shall be as tinder,
And the work of it as a spark;
Both will burn together,
And no one shall (C)quench them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:27 Lit. returners
  2. Isaiah 1:29 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; some Heb. mss., Tg. you
  3. Isaiah 1:29 Sites of pagan worship