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King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
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.
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.
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.
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth ;
for Jehovah
hath spoken :
I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib :
but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib ;
`
but '
Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
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.
Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers
, children that deal
corruptly!
they have forsaken Jehovah
, they have despised
the Holy One of Israel, they are estranged
`and
gone '
backward.
Why should
ye be stricken any
more?
ye will
revolt more and more :
the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
Why will
ye be still
stricken ,
that
ye revolt more and more ?
the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
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
.
From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; `
but '
wounds, and bruises, and fresh
stripes
: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with oil
.
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.
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.
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.
And the daughter of Zion is left as a booth
in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
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.
Except Jehovah
of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Hear the word of the
LORD
, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
Hear the word of Jehovah
, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
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.
What unto
me
is the multitude of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah
: I have
had
enough
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 ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread
my courts?
When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to trample
my courts?
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.
Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; new moon
and sabbath
, the calling of assemblies, -
I cannot away with iniquity and
the solemn meeting.
Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth :
they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to
bear
them.
Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth ;
they are a trouble unto me; I am weary of
bearing
them.
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.
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 you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Learn to do well; seek judgment
, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
learn to do well; seek justice
, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
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.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith Jehovah
: 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 ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword :
for the mouth of the
LORD
hath spoken it.
but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword ;
for the mouth of Jehovah
hath spoken it.
How is the faithful city become an
harlot! it
was full of judgment;
righteousness lodged in it;
but now murderers.
How is the faithful city become a
harlot! she
that
was full of justice!
righteousness lodged in her,
but now murderers.
Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water :
Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water .
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.
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves ;
every one loveth bribes
, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
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 :
Therefore saith the Lord, Jehovah
of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies ;
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely
purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin :
and I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly
purge away thy dross, and will
take away all thy tin ;
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
.
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, a
faithful town
.
Zion shall be redeemed with judgment
, and her converts with righteousness.
Zion shall be redeemed with justice
, and her converts with righteousness.
And
the destruction of the
transgressors and of
the
sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the
LORD
shall be consumed.
But
the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and they that forsake Jehovah
shall be consumed.
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 they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
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.
And the strong shall be as tow, and his
work
as a spark ;
and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
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