Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
This
is
the vision concerning
Judah
and
Jerusalem
that
Isaiah son of Amoz 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
, O
heavens, and give
ear
, O
earth ,
for the
LORD
has spoken: “
I have raised
children
and brought them
up, but
they have rebelled against Me.
Hear
, heavens, And listen
, earth ;
for Yahweh
has spoken: I have nourished
and brought up children
, And
they have rebelled against me.
The ox knows its
owner, and the donkey its
master’s
manger,
but Israel does
not
know ;
My people do
not
understand
. ”
The ox knows his
owner, And the donkey his
master's
crib;
But Israel doesn't
know ,
My people don't
consider
.
Alas,
O
sinful nation, a people laden
with iniquity, a brood
of evildoers
, children of
depravity
! They have forsaken the
LORD;
they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned
their
backs
on
Him
.
Ah
sinful nation, A people loaded
with iniquity, A seed
of evil-doers
, Children who
deal
corruptly
! They have forsaken Yahweh.
They have despised the Holy One of Israel .
They
are
estranged
and backward
.
Why do
you want
more beatings?
Why
do
you keep
rebelling
? Your
head has
a
massive
wound
, and your
whole heart is
afflicted
.
Why should
you be
beaten
more ,
That
you revolt
more
and
more
? The
whole
head is
sick
, And the
whole heart faint
.
From the sole of your
foot to the top
of
your
head ,
there is no soundness —
only
wounds and
welts and festering
sores neither cleansed
nor
bandaged nor
soothed with oil.
From the sole of the
foot even
to the head there is no soundness in
it:
Wounds ,
welts ,
and open
sores .
They
haven't
been
closed,
neither bandaged ,
neither
soothed with oil.
Your land
is desolate ;
your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners
devour your fields
before
you—
a
desolation
demolished
by strangers.
Your country
is desolate .
Your cities are burned with fire. Strangers
devour your land
in
your
presence,
And
it
is
desolate,
As
overthrown
by strangers.
And
the Daughter of Zion is abandoned
like a shelter in a vineyard, like a shack
in a cucumber
field, like a city
besieged.
The daughter of Zion is left
like a shelter in a vineyard, Like a hut
in a field of
melons
, Like a besieged city
.
Unless the
LORD
of Hosts had left us a few
survivors
, we would have become
like
Sodom ,
we would have resembled
Gomorrah.
Unless Yahweh
of hosts had left to
us a very
small
remnant
, We would have been
as
Sodom ;
We would have been
like
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 Yahweh
, you rulers of Sodom !
Listen to the law
of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
“
What good
to
Me
is
your
multitude of sacrifices? ”
says the
LORD
. “
I am
full
from
the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-
fed cattle;
I take
no
delight in the blood of bulls and
lambs and
goats.
"
What are
the
multitude of your
sacrifices to
me
? ,"
says Yahweh
. "
I have
had
enough
of
the burnt offerings of rams ,
And the fat of fed animals.
I don't
delight in the blood of bulls ,
Or
of
lambs ,
Or
of
male
goats.
When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of
you—
this
trampling
of
My courts?
When you come to appear before me, Who has required this at
your
hand,
to
trample
my courts?
Bring your
worthless
offerings
no more ;
your
incense is detestable
to Me —
your
New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations .
I cannot
endure
iniquity
in
a
solemn
assembly
.
Bring no more vain
offerings.
Incense is an
abomination
to me ;
New moons, Sabbaths, and convocations :
I can't
bear
with
evil
assemblies
.
I
hate
your New Moons and your appointed feasts .
They have
become
a burden to Me ;
I am weary of bearing them.
My
soul
hates
your New Moons and your appointed feasts ;
They are
a burden to me .
I am weary of bearing them.
When you spread out
your hands in
prayer
, I will hide My eyes from you; even
though
you multiply
your
prayers, I will not listen
. Your hands are covered
with
blood.
When you spread forth
your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; Yes,
when
you make
many
prayers, I will not hear
. Your hands are full
of
blood.
Wash and
cleanse
yourselves. Remove
your
evil deeds
from My sight.
Stop
doing
evil !
Wash yourselves ,
make
yourself
clean
. Put
away
the
evil of
your
doings
from before
my eyes;
Cease
to
do
evil .
Learn to do right;
seek justice and
correct
the oppressor.
Defend
the fatherless and
plead the
case
of
the widow. ”
Learn to do well.
Seek justice ,
Relieve
the oppressed,
Judge
the fatherless ,
Plead for
the widow. "
“
Come now, let us reason together, ”
says the
LORD.
“
Though your sins are
like
scarlet, they will
be as white as snow ;
though they are
as
red as
crimson, they will
become
like
wool.
"
Come now, and
let us reason together, "
says Yahweh:
"
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 you are willing and obedient, You shall
eat the good
of the land ;
But if you resist
and rebel, you will
be devoured by
the sword .”
For the mouth of the
LORD
has spoken.
But if you refuse
and rebel, you shall
be devoured with
the sword ;
For the mouth of Yahweh
has spoken it
. "
See
how the faithful city has become a harlot
! She once
was full of justice; righteousness resided
within
her, but now only
murderers !
How the faithful city has become a prostitute
! She was full of justice; righteousness lodged
in
her, But now murderers .
Your silver has become dross ;
your fine
wine is
diluted
with water.
Your silver has become dross ,
Your wine mixed
with water.
Your rulers
are rebels
, friends
of thieves. They
all
love
bribes and chasing
after rewards. They do
not
defend
the fatherless, and
the plea
of the widow never
comes
before
them.
Your princes
are rebellious
, and
companions
of thieves. Everyone
loves
bribes ,
and follows
after rewards. They don't
judge
the fatherless, Neither
does
the cause
of the widow come
to
them.
Therefore the Lord GOD
of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares
: “
Ah, I will be
relieved
of
My foes
and avenge Myself on
My enemies .
Therefore the Lord ,
Yahweh
of Hosts, The Mighty One of Israel, says
: "
Ah, I will get
relief
from
my adversaries,
And avenge myself of
my enemies ;
I will turn My hand against
you ;
I
will
thoroughly purge your dross ;
I
will remove
all your impurities
.
And
I will turn my hand on
you ,
Thoroughly purge away
your dross ,
And
will take
away
all your tin
.
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, the
Faithful City
. ”
I will restore your judges as at the
first, And your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward
you shall
be called '
The city of righteousness, A
faithful town
. '
Zion will
be redeemed with justice, her repentant
ones
with righteousness.
Zion shall
be redeemed with justice, And
her converts
with righteousness.
But rebels
and sinners will
together
be shattered
, and those who forsake the
LORD
will
perish
.
But the
destruction
of
transgressors
and sinners shall
be together
, And those who forsake Yahweh
shall
be
consumed
.
Surely
you
will
be ashamed of the sacred
oaks in
which you have delighted;
you will
be embarrassed
by
the gardens that you have chosen.
For
they
shall
be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired,
And
you shall
be confounded
for
the gardens that you have chosen.
For you will
become
like
an oak whose leaves
are
withered
, like
a garden without
water.
For you shall
be
as
an oak whose leaf
fades
, And
as
a garden that
has
no
water.
The strong man
will become
tinder and his work will
be
a spark ;
both
will burn together, with
no one to
quench the
flames
.
The strong will be
like
tinder ,
And his work like
a spark .
They
will both
burn together, And
no one will
quench them
. "
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