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Isaiah 1:21

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¶ How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.
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  1. Ezekiel 22:1–23Rank 1 from verse 21
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    1MOREOVER the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

    2Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.

    3Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord God, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.

    4Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.

    5Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.

    6Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

    7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.

    8Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

    9In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

    10In thee have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

    11And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.

    12In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.

    13¶ Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

    14Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the Lord have spoken it, and will do it.

    15And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

    16And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

    17And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

    18Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.

    19Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

    20As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.

    21Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.

    22As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the Lord have poured out my fury upon you.

    23¶ And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

  2. Zechariah 8:3Rank 2 from verse 21
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    3Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.

  3. Zephaniah 3:1–3Rank 3 from verse 21
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    1WOE to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

    2She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.

    3Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

  4. 2 Chronicles 19:9Rank 4 from verse 21
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    9And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.

  5. 2 Samuel 8:15Rank 5 from verse 21
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    15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

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Isaiah 1:21

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faithful

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Sense 1: Trustworthy, dependable, steadfast, loyal, true, or consistent in keeping word, covenant, duty, witness, or service. Sense 2: Believing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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harlot

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Sense 1: A woman who practises prostitution or sexual unfaithfulness. Sense 2: Figuratively, a person, city, or nation portrayed as unfaithful.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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lodged

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of lodge. Sense 1: To stay, dwell, or pass the night in a place. Sense 2: To settle or remain, including creatures or thoughts.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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20But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

21¶ How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

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22Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

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