Isaiah 1

Legacy Standard Bible

⁴ Alas, sinful nation,
People heavy with iniquity,
^(L)Seed of evildoers,
Sons who ^(M)act corruptly!
They have ^(N)forsaken Yahweh;
They have ^(O)spurned the Holy One of Israel;
They have ^[b]become estranged ^[c]from Him.

⁵ Where will you be stricken again,
As you ^(P)continue in your rebellion?
The whole head is ^(Q)sick,
And the whole heart is faint.
^6 (R)From the sole of the foot even to the head
There is ^(S)nothing sound in it,
Only bruises, wounds, and raw wounds,
^(T)Not pressed out, not bandaged,
Not softened with oil.

⁷ Your ^(U)land is desolate;
Your cities are burned with fire;
Your fields—strangers are devouring them in your presence;
It is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
⁸ The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard,
Like a watchman’s hut in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.
^9 (V)Unless Yahweh of hosts
Had left us a few ^(W)survivors,
We would be like ^(X)Sodom,
We would be like Gomorrah.

¹⁰ Hear ^(Y)the word of Yahweh,
You rulers of ^(Z)Sodom;
Give ear to the law of our God,
You people of Gomorrah.
¹¹ “^(AA)What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?”
Says Yahweh.
“I ^[d]have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle;
And in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats ^[e]I take no pleasure.
¹² When you come ^(AB)to appear before Me,
Who requires ^[f]of you this trampling of My courts?
¹³ Bring your worthless offerings no longer,
^(AC)Incense is an abomination to Me.
^(AD)New moon and sabbath, the ^(AE)calling of convocation—
I cannot ^(AF)endure wickedness and the solemn assembly.
¹⁴ My soul hates your new moon festivals and your ^(AG)appointed times,
They have become a burden to Me;
I am ^(AH)weary of bearing them.
¹⁵ So when you ^(AI)spread out your hands in prayer,
^(AJ)I will hide My eyes from you;
Indeed, even though you ^(AK)multiply prayers,
I will not listen.
^(AL)Your hands are full of blood.

¹⁶ “^(AM)Wash yourselves, ^(AN)purify yourselves;
^(AO)Remove the evil of your deeds from before My eyes.
^(AP)Cease to do evil,
¹⁷ Learn to do good;
^(AQ)Seek justice,
Reprove the ruthless,
^(AR)Execute justice for the ^[g]orphan,
Plead for the widow.

¹⁸ “Come now, and ^(AS)let us reason together,”
Says Yahweh,
“^(AT)Though your sins are as scarlet,
They will be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They will be like wool.
^19 (AU)If you are willing and obey,
You will ^(AV)eat the best of the land;
²⁰ But if you refuse and rebel,
You will be ^(AW)eaten by the sword.”
For ^(AX)the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.

²⁴ Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of hosts,
The ^(BC)Mighty One of Israel, declares,
“Ah, I will be comforted concerning My adversaries,
And I will ^(BD)avenge Myself on My enemies.
²⁵ I will also turn My hand against you,
And will ^(BE)smelt away your dross as with lye
And will remove all your alloy.
²⁶ Then I will have your ^(BF)judges return as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning;
Afterwards you will be called the ^(BG)city of righteousness,
A faithful town.”

²⁷ Zion will be ^(BH)redeemed with justice
And her ^[i]repentant ones with righteousness.
²⁸ But ^[j]transgressors and sinners will be ^(BI)broken together,
And those who forsake Yahweh will come to an end.
²⁹ For ^[k]you will be ashamed of the ^[l](BJ)oaks which you have desired,
And you will be humiliated because of the ^(BK)gardens which you have chosen.
³⁰ For you will be like ^[m]an oak whose ^(BL)leaf withers away
Or as a garden that has no water.
³¹ And the strong man will become tinder,
His work also a spark.
Thus they shall both ^(BM)burn together,
And there will be ^(BN)none to quench them.