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The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem, which he saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Listen, heavens, and hear, earth; For the LORD has spoken: "Sons I have raised and brought up, But they have revolted against Me.

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

"An ox knows its owner, And a donkey its master's manger, But Israel does not know, My people do not understand."

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

Oh, sinful nation, People weighed down with guilt, Offspring of evildoers, Sons who act corruptly! They have abandoned the LORD, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have turned away from Him.

Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord , they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.

Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The entire head is sick And the entire heart is faint.

Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

From the sole of the foot even to the head There is nothing healthy in it, Only bruises, slashes, and raw wounds; Not pressed out nor bandaged, Nor softened with oil.

From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.

Your 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.

Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

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.

And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.

If the LORD of armies Had not left us a few survivors, We would be like Sodom, We would be like Gomorrah.

Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

Hear the word of the LORD, You rulers of Sodom; Listen to the instruction of our God, You people of Gomorrah!

Hear the word of the Lord , ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

"What are your many sacrifices to Me?" Says the LORD. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fattened cattle; And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats.

To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord : I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

"When you come to appear before Me, Who requires of you this trampling of My courtyards?

When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?

"Do not go on bringing your worthless offerings, Incense is an abomination to Me. New moon and Sabbath, the proclamation of an assembly— I cannot endure wrongdoing and the festive assembly.

Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

"I hate your new moon festivals and your appointed feasts, They have become a burden to Me; I am tired of bearing them.

Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

"So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you offer many prayers, I will not be listening. Your hands are covered with blood.

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

"Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil,

Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor, Obtain justice for the orphan, Plead for the widow's case.

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

"Come now, and let us debate your case," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are as scarlet, They shall become as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be like wool.

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord : though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

"If you are willing and obedient, You will eat the best of the land;

If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

But if you refuse and rebel, You will be devoured by the sword." For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

How the faithful city has become a prostitute, She who was full of justice! Righteousness once dwelt in her, But now murderers.

How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

Your silver has become waste matter, Your drink diluted with water.

Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after gifts. They do not obtain justice for the orphan, Nor does the widow's case come before them.

Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

Therefore the Lord GOD of armies, The Mighty One of Israel, declares, "Ah, I will have satisfaction against My adversaries, And avenge Myself on My enemies.

Therefore saith the Lord , the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:

"I will also turn My hand against you, And smelt away your impurities as with lye; And I will remove all your slag.

And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:

"Then I will restore your judges as at first, And your counselors as at the beginning; After that you will be called the city of righteousness, A faithful city."

And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.

Zion will be redeemed with justice And her repentant ones with righteousness.

Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.

But wrongdoers and sinners together will be broken, And those who abandon the LORD will come to an end.

And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.

You certainly will be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, And you will be embarrassed by the gardens which you have chosen.

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

For you will be like an oak whose leaf withers away, Or like a garden that has no water.

For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

The strong man will become like flax fiber, And his work a spark. So they shall both burn together And there will be no one to extinguish them.

And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.