Purifying Jerusalem

21 How has a faithful city become like a whore?

Full of justice, righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

22 Your silver has become as dross;

Your wine is diluted with waters.

23 Your princes are rebels

and companions of thieves.

Every one loves a bribe

and runs after gifts.

They do not defend the orphan

and the legal dispute of the widow does not come before them.

24 Therefore, the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel:

“Ah, I will be relieved of my enemies,

and I will avenge myself on my foes.

25 And I will turn my hand against you;

I will purify your dross like lye,

and I will remove all of your tin.

26 And I will restore your judges, as at the first,

and your counselors, as at the beginning.

After this ⌊you will be called⌋f the city of righteousness,

faithful city.

27 Zion will be redeemed by justice,

and those of her who repent, by righteousness.

28 But the destruction of rebels and sinners shall be together,

and those who forsake Yahweh will perish.

29 For youg will be ashamed of the oaks in which you delighted,

and you will be disgraced because of the gardens that you have chosen.

30 For you shall be like an oak withering its leaves,

and like a garden where there is no water for her.

31 And the strong man shall become like tinder,

and his work like a spark.

And both of them shall burn together,

and there is not one to quench them.”

The Mountain of Yahweh

2 The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:

2 And it shall happen in the future of the days

the mountain of the housea of Yahweh shall be established;

it will be among the highestb of the mountains,

and it shall be raised from the hills.

All of the nations shall travel to him;

3 many peoples shall come.

And they shall say,

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh,

to the housec of the God of Jacob,

and may he teach us part of his ways,

and let us walk in his paths.”

For instruction shall go out from Zion,

and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.

4 He shall judge between the nations

and he shall arbitrate for many peoples.

They shall beat their swords into ploughshares

and their spears into pruning hooks.

A nation shall not lift up a sword against a nation,

and they shall not learn war again.