New English Translation

Isaiah 1:27-31 New English Translation (NET)

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.

31. The powerful will be like a thread of yarn,their deeds like a spark;both will burn together,and no one will put out the fire.