Oh, sinful nation,
People weighed down with guilt,
[a](A)Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who (B)act corruptly!
They have (C)abandoned the Lord,
They have (D)despised the Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away [b]from Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:4 Lit Seed
  2. Isaiah 1:4 Lit backward

Woe to the sinful nation,
    a people whose guilt is great,(A)
a brood of evildoers,(B)
    children given to corruption!(C)
They have forsaken(D) the Lord;
    they have spurned the Holy One(E) of Israel
    and turned their backs(F) on him.

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(A)An evil and adulterous generation wants a [a]sign; and so a [b]sign will not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah.” And He left them and went away.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:4 I.e., confirming miracle
  2. Matthew 16:4 I.e., confirming miracle

A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.”(A) Jesus then left them and went away.

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