Isaiah 1:2-9
English Standard Version
The Wickedness of Judah
2 (A)Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O (B)earth;
for the Lord has spoken:
“Children[a] (C)have I reared and brought up,
but they have rebelled against me.
3 The ox (D)knows its owner,
and the donkey its master's crib,
but Israel does (E)not know,
my people do not understand.”
4 Ah, sinful nation,
a people laden with iniquity,
(F)offspring of evildoers,
children who deal corruptly!
They have forsaken the Lord,
they have (G)despised (H)the Holy One of Israel,
they are utterly (I)estranged.
5 Why will you still be (J)struck down?
Why will you (K)continue to rebel?
The whole head is sick,
and the whole heart faint.
6 (L)From the sole of the foot even to the head,
there is no soundness in it,
but bruises and sores
and raw wounds;
they are (M)not pressed out or bound up
or softened with oil.
7 (N)Your country lies desolate;
your cities are burned with fire;
in your very presence
foreigners devour your land;
it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners.
8 And (O)the daughter of Zion is left
like a (P)booth in a vineyard,
like a lodge in a cucumber field,
like a besieged city.
9 (Q)If the Lord of hosts
had not left us (R)a few survivors,
we should have been like (S)Sodom,
and become like (T)Gomorrah.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:2 Or Sons; also verse 4
Isaiah 1:2-9
Common English Bible
Rebels condemned
2 Hear you heavens, and listen earth,
for the Lord has spoken:
I reared children; I raised them,
and they turned against me!
3 An ox knows its owner,
and a donkey its master’s feeding trough.
But Israel doesn’t know;
my people don’t behave intelligently.
4 Doom! Sinful nation, people weighed down with crimes,
evildoing offspring, corrupt children!
They have abandoned the Lord,
despised the holy one of Israel;
they turned their backs on God.
5 Why do you invite further beatings?
Why continue to rebel?
Everyone’s head throbs,
and everyone’s heart fails.
6 From head to toe, none are well—
only bruises, cuts, and raw wounds,
not treated, not bandaged,
not soothed with oil.
7 Your country is deserted,
your cities burned with fire;
your land—strangers are devouring it in plain sight.
It’s a wasteland, as when foreigners raid.
8 Daughter Zion is left like a small shelter in a vineyard,
like a hut in a cucumber field,
like a city besieged.[a]
9 If the Lord of heavenly forces had not spared a few of us,
we would be like Sodom; we would resemble Gomorrah.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:8 LXX, Vulg; MT spared
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