Isaiah 1:26-31 ▼

26 Then I will give you good judges again and wise counselors like you used to have. Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice and the Faithful City.”

27 Zion will be restored by justice; those who repent will be revived by righteousness.

28 But rebels and sinners will be completely destroyed, and those who desert the LORD will be consumed.

29 You will be ashamed of your idol worship in groves of sacred oaks. You will blush because you worshiped in gardens dedicated to idols.

30 You will be like a great tree with withered leaves, like a garden without water.

31 The strongest among you will disappear like straw; their evil deeds will be the spark that sets it on fire. They and their evil works will burn up together, and no one will be able to put out the fire.