1 The avision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the bdays of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
The Wickedness of Judah
2 aHear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth!
For the Lord has spoken:
“I have nourished and brought up children,
And they have rebelled against Me;
For the Lord has spoken:
“I have nourished and brought up children,
And they have rebelled against Me;
3 aThe ox knows its owner
And the donkey its master’s1 crib;
But Israel bdoes not know,
My people do not1 consider.”
And the donkey its master’s1 crib;
But Israel bdoes not know,
My people do not1 consider.”
4 Alas, sinful nation,
A people1 la1den with iniquity,
aA brood of evildoers,
Children who are corrupters!
They have forsaken the Lord,
They have provoked to anger
The Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away backward.
A people1 la1den with iniquity,
aA brood of evildoers,
Children who are corrupters!
They have forsaken the Lord,
They have provoked to anger
The Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away backward.
5 aWhy should you be stricken again?
You will revolt more and more.
The whole head is sick,
And the whole heart faints.
You will revolt more and more.
The whole head is sick,
And the whole heart faints.
6 From the sole of the foot even to the head,
There is no soundness in it,
But wounds and bruises and putrefying sores;
They have not been closed or bound up,
Or soothed with ointment.
There is no soundness in it,
But wounds and bruises and putrefying sores;
They have not been closed or bound up,
Or soothed with ointment.
7 aYour country is desolate,
Your cities are burned with fire;
Strangers devour your land in your presence;
And it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Your cities are burned with fire;
Strangers devour your land in your presence;
And it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
8 So the daughter of Zion is left aas a booth in a vineyard,
As a hut in a garden of cucumbers,
bAs a besieged city.
As a hut in a garden of cucumbers,
bAs a besieged city.
9 aUnless the Lord of hosts
Had left to us a very small remnant,
We would have become like bSodom,
We would have been made like Gomorrah.
Had left to us a very small remnant,
We would have become like bSodom,
We would have been made like Gomorrah.
10 Hear the word of the Lord,
You rulers aof Sodom;
Give ear to the law of our God,
You people of Gomorrah:
You rulers aof Sodom;
Give ear to the law of our God,
You people of Gomorrah:
11 “To what purpose is the multitude of your asacrifices to Me?”
Says the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle.
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
Or of lambs or goats.
Says the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle.
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
Or of lambs or goats.
13 Bring no more afutile sacrifices;
Incense is an abomination to Me.
The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and bthe calling of assemblies—
I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.
Incense is an abomination to Me.
The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and bthe calling of assemblies—
I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.
14 Your aNew Moons and your bappointed feasts
My soul hates;
They are a trouble to Me,
I am weary of bearing them.
My soul hates;
They are a trouble to Me,
I am weary of bearing them.
15 aWhen you1 spread out your hands,
I will hide My eyes from you;
bEven though you make many prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of1 blood.
I will hide My eyes from you;
bEven though you make many prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of1 blood.
16 “Washa yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
bCease to do evil,
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
bCease to do evil,
18 “Come now, and let us areason together,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
bThey shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
bThey shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
20 But if you refuse and rebel,
You shall be devoured by the sword”;
aFor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
You shall be devoured by the sword”;
aFor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
The Degenerate City
21 aHow the faithful city has become a1 harlot!
It was full of justice;
Righteousness lodged in it,
But now bmurderers.
It was full of justice;
Righteousness lodged in it,
But now bmurderers.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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