Isaiah 1:24,25

God is angry because the leaders of his people are guilty of moral failure. God wants men who will loyally carry out his wishes. He now considers Israel and Judah to be his enemies. That is why he will punish them.

God will save *Jerusalem

v26 I shall give you fair judges and wise advisers, like those that you had in former days. *Jerusalem will be called ‘the city that takes care of its citizens’. And ‘the city where you can trust people’. v27 The *Lord is true and fair. So he will save *Jerusalem and everyone there who turns back to him.

v28 But he will *destroy all who have turned against him. And those who continue with their evil practices. v29 You will be ashamed because you considered sacred trees and sacred gardens to be your gods. v30 You will become like a dead tree and like a garden without water. v31 The strongest among you will disappear like straw in a fire. Your evil deeds started that fire. And nobody will be able to put it out.