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23 Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.(A)
They all love a bribe
and chase after backhanders.(B)
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.(C)

24 Therefore the Lord God of Armies,
the Mighty One of Israel, declares:
‘Ah, I will get even with my foes;
I will take revenge against my enemies.(D)
25 I will turn my hand against you(E)
and will burn away your dross completely;[a]
I will remove all your impurities.(F)

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  1. 1:25 Lit dross as with lye