Isaiah 1:18-31

Isaiah 1:18-31

[18] and let us reason together,  saith  the LORD:  though your sins  be as scarlet,  they shall be as white  as snow;  though they be red  like crimson,  they shall be as wool.  [19] If ye be willing  and obedient,  ye shall eat  the good  of the land:  [20] But if ye refuse  and rebel,  ye shall be devoured  with the sword:  for the mouth  of the LORD  hath spoken  it. [21] How is the faithful  city  become an harlot!  of judgment;  righteousness  lodged  in it; but now murderers.  [22] Thy silver  is become dross,  thy wine  mixed  with water:  [23] Thy princes  are rebellious,  and companions  of thieves:  every one loveth  gifts,  and followeth  after rewards:  they judge  not the fatherless,  neither doth the cause  of the widow  come  unto them. [24] Therefore saith  the Lord,  the LORD  of hosts,  the mighty One  of Israel,  Ah,  I will ease  me of mine adversaries,  and avenge  me of mine enemies:  [25] And I will turn  my hand  purge away  thy dross,  and take away  all thy tin:  [26] And I will restore  thy judges  as at the first,  and thy counsellors  as at the beginning:  afterward  thou shalt be called,  The city  of righteousness,  the faithful  city.  [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.