Isaiah 1:21-27

²¹How 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.

²²Your silver has become impure, your wine mixed with water.

²³Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves; everyone loves bribes and runs after payoffs. They do not defend the fatherless, nor does the widow's legal plea come before them.

²⁴Therefore this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: “Woe to them! I will take vengeance against my adversaries, and avenge myself against my enemies;

²⁵I will turn my hand against you, refine away your dross as with lye, and take away all your dross.

²⁶I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning; after that you will be called the city of righteousness, a faithful town.”

²⁷Zion will be redeemed by justice, and her repentant ones by righteousness.