24. The Master, the Lord of heaven’s armies,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 you.I will 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 the ones you had in the beginning.Then you will be called the City That Is Right with God.You will be called the Loyal City.”
27. Because the Lord does what is fair,he will rescue Jerusalem.Because the Lord does what is right,he will save her people who come back to him.
28. But sinners and those who turn against him will be destroyed.Those who have left the Lord will die.
29. “You will be ashamedbecause you have worshiped false gods under the oak trees.You will be disgracedbecause you have worshiped idols in your gardens.
30. You will be like an oak whose leaves are dying.You will be like a garden without water.