Isaiah 1:2-4

New King James Version

The Wickedness of Judah

²^(A)Hear, 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;
³^(B)The ox knows its owner
And the donkey its master’s ^[a]crib;
But Israel ^(C)does not know,
My people do not ^[b]consider.”

⁴Alas, sinful nation,
A people ^[c]laden with iniquity,
^(D)A ^[d]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.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 1:3 manger or feed trough
Isaiah 1:3 understand
Isaiah 1:4 Lit. heavy, weighed down
Isaiah 1:4 offspring, seed

Isaiah 1:21-28

New King James Version

The Degenerate City

²¹^(A)How the faithful city has become a ^[a]harlot!
It was full of justice;
Righteousness lodged in it,
But now ^(B)murderers.
²²^(C)Your silver has become dross,
Your wine mixed with water.
²³^(D)Your princes are rebellious,
And ^(E)companions of thieves;
^(F)Everyone loves bribes,
And follows after rewards.
They ^(G)do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.

²⁴Therefore the Lord says,
The Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel,
“Ah, ^(H)I will ^[b]rid Myself of My adversaries,
And ^[c]take vengeance on My enemies.
²⁵I will turn My hand against you,
And ^(I)thoroughly^[d] purge away your dross,
And take away all your alloy.
²⁶I will restore your judges ^(J)as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward ^(K)you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.”

²⁷Zion shall be redeemed with justice,
And her ^[e]penitents with righteousness.
²⁸The ^(L)destruction of transgressors and of sinners shall be together,
And those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.