Isaiah 1
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Rebellion of God’s People
1The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem, which he saw during the #1:1 Lit daysreigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
2Listen, heavens, and hear, earth;
For the Lord has spoken:
“Sons I have raised and brought up,
But they have revolted against Me.
3“An ox knows its owner,
And a donkey its master’s manger,
But Israel does not know,
My people do not understand.”
4¶Oh, sinful nation,
People weighed down with guilt,
# 1:4 Lit Seed Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who act corruptly!
They have abandoned the Lord,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away #1:4 Lit backwardfrom Him.
5¶Where will you be stricken again,
As you continue in your rebellion?
The entire head is sick
And the entire heart is faint.
6From the sole of the foot even to the head
There is nothing healthy in it,
Only bruises, slashes, and raw wounds;
Not pressed out nor bandaged,
Nor softened with oil.
7¶Your land is desolate,
Your cities are burned with fire;
As for your fields, strangers are devouring them in front of you;
It is desolation, as overthrown by strangers.
8The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard,
Like a watchman’s hut in a cucumber field, like a city under watch.
9If the Lord of armies
Had not left us a few survivors,
We would be like Sodom,
We would be like Gomorrah.
God Has Had Enough
10¶Hear the word of the Lord,
You rulers of Sodom;
Listen to the instruction of our God,
You people of Gomorrah!
11“What are your many sacrifices to Me?”
Says the Lord.
“I #1:11 Or am sated withhave had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fattened cattle;
And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats.
12“When you come to appear before Me,
Who requires #1:12 Lit of your handof you this trampling of My courtyards?
13“Do not go on bringing your worthless offerings,
Incense is an abomination to Me.
New moon and Sabbath, the proclamation of an assembly—
I cannot endure wrongdoing and the festive assembly.
14“#1:14 Lit My soul hatesI hate your new moon festivals and your appointed feasts,
They have become a burden to Me;
I am tired of bearing them.
15“So when you spread out your hands in prayer,
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you offer many prayers,
I will not be listening.
Your hands are #1:15 Lit full ofcovered with blood.
16¶“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight.
Stop doing evil,
17Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Rebuke the oppressor,
Obtain justice for the orphan,
Plead for the widow’s case.
Invitation to Debate
18¶“Come now, and let us #1:18 Or arguedebate your case,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are as scarlet,
They shall become as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be like wool.
19“If you are willing and obedient,
You will eat the best of the land;
20But if you refuse and rebel,
You will be devoured by the sword.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
Zion Corrupted; Will Be Redeemed
21¶How the faithful city has become a prostitute,
She who was full of justice!
Righteousness once dwelt in her,
But now murderers.
22Your silver has become #1:22 Lit drosswaste matter,
Your drink diluted with water.
23Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves a bribe
And chases after gifts.
They do not obtain justice for the #1:23 Or fatherlessorphan,
Nor does the widow’s case come before them.
24¶Therefore the Lord #1:24 Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGod of armies,
The Mighty One of Israel, declares,
“Ah, I will have satisfaction against My adversaries,
And avenge Myself on My enemies.
25“I will also turn My hand against you,
And smelt away your impurities as with lye;
And I will remove all your slag.
26“Then I will restore your judges as at first,
And your counselors as at the beginning;
After that you will be called the city of righteousness,
A faithful city.”
27¶Zion will be redeemed with justice
And her #1:27 Or returningrepentant ones with righteousness.
28But #1:28 Lit a breaking of wrongdoers and sinners togetherwrongdoers and sinners together will be broken,
And those who abandon the Lord will come to an end.
29 # 1:29 As in some mss; MT They You certainly will be ashamed of the #1:29 Or terebinthsoaks which you have desired,
And you will be embarrassed by the gardens which you have chosen.
30For you will be like an #1:30 Or terebinthoak whose leaf withers away,
Or like a garden that has no water.
31The strong man will become like #1:31 Lit towflax fiber,
And his work a spark.
So they shall both burn together
And there will be no one to extinguish them.
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Isaiah 1
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A Sinful Nation
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2 Kgs 15.1-7; 2 Chr 26.1-23;
2 Kgs 15.32-38; 2 Chr 27.1-9;
2 Kgs 16.1-20; 2 Chr 28.1-27;
2 Kgs 18.1—20.21; 2 Chr 29.1—32.33. The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzzi´ah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezeki´ah, kings of Judah.
2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken; I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. 3The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. 4Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.
5Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. 6From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment. 7Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. 8And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city. 9#Gen 19.24; Rom 9.29. Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomor´rah.
A Call to True Repentance
10Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomor´rah. 11#Amos 5.21,22. To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. 12When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? 13Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 14Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. 15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. 16Wash ye, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; 17learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 19If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: 20but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
The Judgment and Redemption of Zion
21How is the faithful city become a harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. 22Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: 23thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
24Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies. 25And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: 26and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counselors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.
27Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness. 28And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed. 29For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen. 30For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water. 31And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
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