American King James Version
"How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. "
— Isaiah 1:21, American King James Version
“How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.”
“How is the faithful city become a harlot! she that was full of justice! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers. ”
“How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice; righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.”
“Purifying Judgment How tragic that the once-faithful city has become a prostitute! She was once a center of justice, fairness resided in her, but now only murderers.”
“How is the faithful city, that was full of judgment, become a harlot? justice dwelt in it, but now murderers.”
“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.”
“How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.”
Come now, and let us reason together, says 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.
If you be willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land:
But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it. ¶
How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.
Your silver is become dross, your wine mixed with water:
Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loves gifts, and follows after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.
Therefore says the LORD, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of my adversaries, and avenge me of my enemies: ¶