1 The vision(A) concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah(B) son of Amoz saw during the reigns(a)(b) of Uzziah,(C) Jotham,(D) Ahaz,(E) and Hezekiah,(F) kings of Judah.(G)
Judah on Trial
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The ox knows its owner,
and the donkey its master’s feeding trough,
but Israel does not know;
My people do not understand.”(J)
and the donkey its master’s feeding trough,
but Israel does not know;
My people do not understand.”(J)
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Oh sinful nation,
people weighed down with iniquity,(K)
brood of evildoers,(L)
depraved children!(d)
They have abandoned(M) the Lord;
they have despised(N) the Holy One of Israel;(O)
they have turned their backs on Him.
people weighed down with iniquity,(K)
brood of evildoers,(L)
depraved children!(d)
They have abandoned(M) the Lord;
they have despised(N) the Holy One of Israel;(O)
they have turned their backs on Him.
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Why do you want more beatings?
Why do you keep on rebelling?
The whole head is hurt,
and the whole heart is sick.
6 Why do you keep on rebelling?
The whole head is hurt,
and the whole heart is sick.
From the sole of the foot even to the head,(P)
no spot is uninjured(Q)—
wounds, welts, and festering sores
not cleansed, bandaged,
or soothed with oil.
no spot is uninjured(Q)—
wounds, welts, and festering sores
not cleansed, bandaged,
or soothed with oil.
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Your land is desolate,
your cities burned with fire;(R)
foreigners devour your fields
before your very eyes—
a desolation demolished by foreigners.
8 your cities burned with fire;(R)
foreigners devour your fields
before your very eyes—
a desolation demolished by foreigners.
Daughter Zion(S) is abandoned
like a shelter in a vineyard,
like a shack in a cucumber field,
like a besieged city.
9 like a shelter in a vineyard,
like a shack in a cucumber field,
like a besieged city.
If the Lord of Hosts(T)
had not left us a few survivors,(U)
we would be like Sodom,
we would resemble Gomorrah.(V)
had not left us a few survivors,(U)
we would be like Sodom,
we would resemble Gomorrah.(V)
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“What are all your sacrifices to Me?”
asks the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
lambs, or male goats.(Y)
12 asks the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
lambs, or male goats.(Y)
When you come to appear before Me,
who requires this from you—
this trampling of My courts?
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14 who requires this from you—
this trampling of My courts?
I hate your New Moons and prescribed festivals.
They have become a burden to Me;
I am tired of putting up with them.
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They have become a burden to Me;
I am tired of putting up with them.
Purification of Jerusalem
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Learn to do what is good.
Seek justice.(AI)
Correct the oppressor.(e)
Defend the rights of the fatherless.
Plead the widow’s cause.
Seek justice.(AI)
Correct the oppressor.(e)
Defend the rights of the fatherless.
Plead the widow’s cause.
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But if you refuse and rebel,
you will be devoured by the sword.”(AM)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(AN)
you will be devoured by the sword.”(AM)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(AN)
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The faithful city—
what an adulteress(f) she has become!
She was once full of justice.
Righteousness once dwelt in her—
but now, murderers!
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23 what an adulteress(f) she has become!
She was once full of justice.
Righteousness once dwelt in her—
but now, murderers!
Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.(AO)
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.(AP)
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.(AQ)
friends of thieves.(AO)
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.(AP)
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.(AQ)
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Therefore the Lord God of Hosts,
the Mighty One of Israel, declares:
“Ah, I will gain satisfaction from My foes;
I will take revenge against My enemies.(AR)
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26 the Mighty One of Israel, declares:
“Ah, I will gain satisfaction from My foes;
I will take revenge against My enemies.(AR)
I will restore your judges(AU) to what they once were,(k)
and your advisers to their former state.(l)
Afterward you will be called the Righteous City,(AV)
a Faithful City.”
and your advisers to their former state.(l)
Afterward you will be called the Righteous City,(AV)
a Faithful City.”
Footnotes:
a.
Isaiah 1:1: Lit saw in the days
b.
Isaiah 1:1: ca 792–686 b.c.
c.
Isaiah 1:2: Or sons
d.
Isaiah 1:4: Or sons
e.
Isaiah 1:17: Or Aid the oppressed
f.
Isaiah 1:21: Or prostitute
g.
Isaiah 1:22: Or burnished lead
h.
Isaiah 1:22: Or wine
i.
Isaiah 1:25: Or burnished lead
j.
Isaiah 1:25: Lit dross as with lye
k.
Isaiah 1:26: Lit judges as at the first
l.
Isaiah 1:26: Lit advisers as at the beginning
m.
Isaiah 1:29: Some Hb mss; other Hb mss, Tg read you
Cross references:
P.
Isaiah 1:6:
Job 2:7
Q.
Isaiah 1:6:
Psalm 38:3
AC.
Isaiah 1:13:
Isaiah 13:11
AD.
Isaiah 1:15:
1 Kings 8:22
AH.
Isaiah 1:16:
Jeremiah 25:5
AO.
Isaiah 1:23:
Hosea 5:10
AP.
Isaiah 1:23:
Exodus 23:8
AW.
Isaiah 1:27:
Romans 3:26