Isaiah 1:22

Good News Translation

Jerusalem, you were once like silver, but now you are worthless; you were like good wine, but now you are only water.

Cross References

Psalm 119:119

You treat all the wicked like rubbish, and so I love your instructions.

Isaiah 1:21

The city that once was faithful is behaving like a whore! At one time it was filled with righteous people, but now only murderers remain.

Isaiah 1:23

Your leaders are rebels and friends of thieves; they are always accepting gifts and bribes. They never defend orphans in court or listen when widows present their case.

Hosea 4:18

After drinking much wine, they delight in their prostitution, preferring disgrace to honor.

Hosea 6:4

But the Lord says, “Israel and Judah, what am I going to do with you? Your love for me disappears as quickly as morning mist; it is like dew, that vanishes early in the day.

2 Corinthians 2:17

We are not like so many others, who handle God's message as if it were cheap merchandise; but because God has sent us, we speak with sincerity in his presence, as servants of Christ.