22. Jerusalem, you have become like the scum left when silver is purified;you are like wine mixed with water.
23. Your rulers are rebelsand friends of thieves.They all accept money for doing wrong,and they are paid to cheat people.They don’t seek justice for the orphansor listen to the widows’ needs.
24. So the Lord God All-Powerful,the Mighty One of Israel, says:“You, my enemies, will not cause me any more trouble.I will pay you back for what you did.
25. I will turn against youand clean away all your wrongs as if with soap;I will take all the worthless things out of you.
26. I will bring back judges as you had long ago;your counselors will be like those you had in the beginning.Then you will be called the City That Is Right with God,the Loyal City.”
27. By doing what is fair,Jerusalem will be free again.By doing what is right,her people who come back to the Lord will have freedom.
28. But sinners and those who turn against him will be destroyed;those who have left the Lord will die.