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
New American Standard Bible
2 (A)Listen, heavens, and hear, (B)earth;
For the Lord has spoken:
“(C)Sons I have raised and brought up,
But they have (D)revolted against Me.
3 An ox knows its owner,
And a donkey its master’s manger,
But Israel (E)does not know,
My people (F)do not understand.”
4 Oh, sinful nation,
People weighed down with guilt,
[a](G)Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who (H)act corruptly!
They have (I)abandoned the Lord,
They have (J)despised the Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away [b]from Him.
5 Where will you be stricken again,
As you (K)continue in your rebellion?
The entire head is (L)sick
And the entire heart is faint.
6 (M)From the sole of the foot even to the head
There is (N)nothing healthy in it,
Only bruises, slashes, and raw wounds;
(O)Not pressed out nor bandaged,
Nor softened with oil.
7 Your (P)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.
8 The 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.
9 (Q)If the Lord of armies
Had not left us a few (R)survivors,
We would be like (S)Sodom,
We would be like Gomorrah.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:4 Lit Seed
- Isaiah 1:4 Lit backward
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