Isaiah 1:20-21 in English

²⁰ but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.

²¹ How is the faithful city become a harlot! she that was full of justice! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

²⁰ but if ye be not willing, nor hearken to me, a sword shall devour you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this.

²¹ How has the faithful city Sion, once full of judgment, become a harlot! wherein righteousness lodged, but now murderers.

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! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

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! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

²⁰ but if you° be not willing, nor listen to me, a sword shall devour you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this.

²¹ How has the faithful city Sion, once full of judgment, become a harlot! wherein righteousness lodged, but now murderers.

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! she that was full of judgment! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

²⁰ But, if you turn away from me and rebel against me, you will be killed by your enemies' swords. That will surely happen, because I, Yahweh, have said it.”

²¹ “ You people of Jerusalem previously faithfully worshiped only me, but now you have become like MET prostitutes who are not faithful to any husband. Previously, people there always acted justly/fairly and righteously, but now your city is full of murderers.

²⁰ but if you° be not willing, nor listen to me, a sword shall devour you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this.

²¹ How has the faithful city Sion, once full of judgement, become a harlot! wherein righteousness lodged, but now murderers.

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for Yahweh’s mouth has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for Yahweh’s mouth has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for the LORD’s mouth has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

²⁰ But if your hearts are turned against me, I will send destruction on you by the sword; so the Lord has said.

²¹ The upright town has become untrue; there was a time when her judges gave right decisions, when righteousness had a resting-place in her, but now she is full of those who take men's lives.

²⁰ but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

²¹ How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness used to lodge in it, but now murderers.

²⁰ But if you will not, and will provoke me to wrath: the sword shall devour you because the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

²¹ How is the faithful city, that was full of judgment, become a harlot? justice dwelt in it, but now murderers.

²⁰ But if you are defiant, and if you are rebellious, you'll be killed by the sword. This is what the Lord has declared!

²¹ The city that used to be faithful has turned into a prostitute! Once she operated on principles of justice and followed what was right, but now only murderers live there.

²⁰ But if ye refuse and be rebellious, ye shalbe deuoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

²¹ Howe is the faithfull citie become an harlot? it was full of iudgement, and iustice lodged therein, but now they are murtherers.

²⁰ But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken.

²¹ How is the faithful city become a harlot! She that was full of justice, righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

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 a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; But now murderers.

²⁰ But if ye refuse and rebel, by the sword shall ye be devoured; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

²¹ How is she become a harlot, the faithful town! she, that was full of justice; righteousness lodged therein; but now murderers.

²⁰ but if ye be not willing, nor hearken to me, a sword shall devour you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this.

²¹ How has the faithful city Zion, once full of judgment, become a harlot! wherein righteousness lodged, but now murderers.

²⁰ But if ye refuse, and be rebellious, The sword shall consume you; For the mouth of Jehovah hath said it.

²¹ How is the faithful city become a harlot, She that was full of equity! Once justice dwelt in her, but now murderers!

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Adonai has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of mishpat ·justice·; righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, the sword will devour you,” for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She who was full of justice—she was full of righteousness, but now she is full of murderers.

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for Yahweh’s mouth has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for the LORD’s mouth has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

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 a harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for the LORD’s mouth has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for the LORD’s mouth has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

²⁰ That if ye do not, and ye stir me to wrathfulness or wrath, sword shall devour you; for why the mouth of the Lord spake.

²¹ How is the faithful city full of doom made an whore? rightfulness or rightwiseness dwelled therein; but now men-quellers dwell therein.

²⁰ That if ye do not, and ye stir me to wrathfulness, (the) sword shall devour you; for why the mouth of the Lord spake. (But if ye do not, and ye stir me to anger, the sword shall devour you; for the Lord hath spoken.)

²¹ How is the faithful city full of doom made an whore? rightfulness dwelled therein; but now men-quellers dwell therein. (How the faithful city is made like a whore! Once it was full of justice, and righteousness lived there or and the righteous lived there; but now only murderers (live there)!)

²⁰ And if ye refuse, and have rebelled, By the sword ye are consumed, For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

²¹ How hath a faithful city become a harlot? I have filled it with judgment, Righteousness lodgeth in it — now murderers.