| Isa. 1:1 |
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, the kings of Judah: |
| Isa. 1:2 |
Hear, O heavens, and hearken, O earth, / For Jehovah has spoken: / I have brought up children, and I have raised [them;] / And [yet] they have rebelled against Me. |
| Isa. 1:3 |
The ox knows his owner, / And the donkey, his master's manger; / [But] Israel does not know, / My people do not much consider. |
| Isa. 1:4 |
Alas, sinful nation, / A people heavy with iniquity, / Seed of evildoers, / Children acting corruptly! / They have forsaken Jehovah; / They have despised the Holy One of Israel; / They have become estranged [and have gone] backward. |
| Isa. 1:5 |
Where will you be stricken again? / Will you continue [your] apostasy? / The whole head has become sick, / And the whole heart faint; |
| Isa. 1:6 |
From the sole of the foot even to the head, / There is no soundness in it, / [Only] bruises and blows / And raw wounds-- / They have not been pressed out nor bound up / Nor softened with oil. |
| Isa. 1:7 |
Your land is a desolation; / Your cities are burned with fire; / Your field--in your sight / Strangers devour it; / It is a desolation, like something overthrown by strangers. |
| Isa. 1:8 |
And the daughter of Zion is left / Like a booth in a vineyard, / Like a hut in a cucumber field, / Like a besieged city. |
| Isa. 1:9 |
Unless Jehovah of hosts / Had left to us a surviving few, / We would have been like Sodom, / We would have resembled Gomorrah. |
| Isa. 1:10 |
Hear the word of Jehovah, / You rulers of Sodom; / Hearken to the instruction of our God, / You people of Gomorrah. |
| Isa. 1:11 |
What is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me? / Says Jehovah. / I have had My fill of burnt offerings of rams / And the fat of fed cattle; / The blood of bulls and lambs / And goats, I do not delight in. |
| Isa. 1:12 |
When you come to appear before Me, / Who has required this of your hand, / To trample My courts? |
| Isa. 1:13 |
Bring no more vain offerings; / Incense is an abomination to Me. / New moon and Sabbath, the calling of convocations-- / I cannot bear iniquity and the solemn assembly. |
| Isa. 1:14 |
Your new moons and your appointed feasts / My soul hates; / They have become a burden on Me; / I am weary of bearing [them.] |
| Isa. 1:15 |
Thus, when you spread forth your hands, / I will hide My eyes from you; / Even though you multiply [your] prayers, / I will not hear. / Your hands are full of blood; |
| Isa. 1:16 |
Wash yourselves; cleanse yourselves. / Turn away the evil of your deeds / From before My eyes. / Cease doing what is evil; |
| Isa. 1:17 |
Learn to do good. / Seek justice; / Correct the ruthless. / Defend the orphan; / Plead for the widow. |
| Isa. 1:18 |
Come now and let us reason together, / Says Jehovah. / Though your sins are like scarlet, / They will be as white as snow; / Though they are as red as crimson, / They will be like wool. |
| Isa. 1:19 |
If you are willing and listen, / You will eat the good of the land; |
| Isa. 1:20 |
But if you refuse and rebel, / You will be devoured by the sword; / For the mouth of Jehovah has spoken. |
| Isa. 1:21 |
How the faithful city / Has become a harlot! She who was full of justice, / She in whom righteousness [once] lodged, / But now murderers! |
| Isa. 1:22 |
Your silver has become dross; / Your wine diluted with water; |
| Isa. 1:23 |
Your rulers are rebellious / And companions of thieves; / They all love bribes / And chase after rewards; / They do not defend the orphan, / Nor does the widow's plea come before them. |
| Isa. 1:24 |
Hence, the Lord Jehovah of hosts, / The Mighty One of Israel, declares: / Ah, I will ease Myself of My adversaries, / And I will avenge Myself of My enemies; |
| Isa. 1:25 |
And I will turn My hand against you. / I will thoroughly purge away your dross as with lye, / And I will remove all your alloy. |
| Isa. 1:26 |
And I will restore your judges as at the first / And your counselors as at the beginning. / Afterward you will be called the city of righteousness, / The faithful city. |
| Isa. 1:27 |
Zion will be ransomed with justice, / And her returning ones with righteousness. |
| Isa. 1:28 |
And [there will be] the shattering of rebels and sinners together, / And those who forsake Jehovah will meet their end. |
| Isa. 1:29 |
For you will be ashamed of the terebinths / That you have taken pleasure in; / And you will be embarrassed at the gardens / That you have chosen. |
| Isa. 1:30 |
For you will be like a terebinth / Whose leaves are falling, / And like a garden / In which there is no water; |
| Isa. 1:31 |
And the strong man will become tow, / And his work a spark; / And they will both burn together, / And there will be none to extinguish [them.] |