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And as a garden that has no water.
31 The strong shall be as tinder,
And the work of it as a spark;
1:18 scarlet,…crimson. The two colors speak Both will burn together,
of the guilt of those whose hands were “full of And no one shall quench them.
blood” (v. 15). Fullness of blood speaks of
extreme iniquity and perversity (59:3; Ezek. The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw
9:9,10; 23:37,45). white as snow;…as wool. 2 concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
Snow and wool are substances that are natu- 2 Now it shall come to pass in the latter
rally white, and therefore portray what is days
clean, the blood-guilt (v. 15) having been That the mountain of the LORD’s house
removed (Ps. 51:7). Isaiah was a prophet of Shall be established on the top of the
grace, but forgiveness is not unconditional. It mountains,
comes through repentance as v. 19 indicates.
And shall be exalted above the hills;
And all nations shall flow to it.
3 Many people shall come and say,
For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
“Come, and let us go up to the mountain
How the faithful city has become of the LORD,
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a harlot! To the house of the God of Jacob;
It was full of justice; He will teach us His ways,
Righteousness lodged in it, And we shall walk in His paths.”
But now murderers. For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
Your silver has become dross, And the word of the LORD from
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Your wine mixed with water. Jerusalem.
Your princes are rebellious, 4 He shall judge between the nations,
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And companions of thieves; And rebuke many people;
Everyone loves bribes, They shall beat their swords into
And follows after rewards. plowshares,
They do not defend the fatherless, And their spears into pruning hooks;
Nor does the cause of the widow come Nation shall not lift up sword against
before them. nation,
Therefore the Lord says,
24 Neither shall they learn war anymore.
The LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of 5 O house of Jacob, come and let us walk
Israel, In the light of the LORD.
“Ah, I will rid Myself of My adversaries, 6
And take vengeance on My enemies. For You have forsaken Your people, the
25 I will turn My hand against you, house of Jacob,
And thoroughly purge away your dross, Because they are filled with eastern
And take away all your alloy. ways;
I will restore your judges as at the first, They are soothsayers like the Philistines,
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And your counselors as at the And they are pleased with the children
beginning. of foreigners.
Afterward you shall be called the city 7 Their land is also full of silver and gold,
of righteousness, the faithful city.” And there is no end to their treasures;
Zion shall be redeemed with justice,
27 Their land is also full of horses,
And her penitents with righteousness. And there is no end to their chariots.
28 8 Their land is also full of idols;
The destruction of transgressors and of
sinners shall be together, They worship the work of their own
And those who forsake the LORD shall hands,
be consumed. That which their own fingers have made.
29 For they shall be ashamed of the 9 People bow down,
terebinth trees And each man humbles himself;
Which you have desired; Therefore do not forgive them.
And you shall be embarrassed because
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of the gardens Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust,
Which you have chosen. From the terror of the LORD
30 And the glory of His majesty.
For you shall be as a terebinth whose
leaf fades, 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled,
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