24 Therefore, the sovereign Lord who commands armies,the powerful ruler of Israel, says this:“Ah, I will seek vengeance against my adversaries,I will take revenge against my enemies.
25 I will attack you;I will purify your metal with flux.I will remove all your slag.
26 I will reestablish honest judges as in former times,wise advisers as in earlier days.Then you will be called, ‘The Just City,Faithful Town.’”
27 Zion will be freed by justice,and her returnees by righteousness.
28 All rebellious sinners will be shattered,those who abandon the Lord will perish.
29 Indeed, they will be ashamed of the sacred treesyou find so desirable;you will be embarrassed because of the sacred orchardswhere you choose to worship.
30 For you will be like a tree whose leaves wither,like an orchard that is unwatered.