Thomson(i)
24 Therefore thus saith the sovereign Lord of hosts. "Alas for the rulers of Israel; for my wrath against these adversaries shall not abate. On these enemies of mine I will execute judgment:
25 and I will bring my hand over thee, and purify thee with fire. Them who are disobedient I will destroy; and I will take away from thee all transgressors,
26 and establish thy judges as at the first: and thy counsellors as at the beginning: and after these things thou shalt be called The city of Righteousness, the faithful metropolis, Sion.
27 For in the exercise of judgment her captivity shall be saved: and in the exercise of mercy,
28 the lawless and sinful shall be crushed together; and they who have forsaken the Lord shall be utterly destroyed: