Verse
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King James Version
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Berean Standard Bible
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.
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.
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.
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.
The ox knoweth
his
owner, and the ass
his
master's
crib:
but Israel doth
not know ,
my people doth
not consider
.
The ox knows
its
owner, and the donkey
its
master’s
manger,
but Israel does
not know ;
My people do
not understand
. ”
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
.
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
.
Why should
ye
be
stricken
any
more? ye
will
revolt
more
and
more:
the
whole
head is
sick
, and the
whole heart faint
.
Why do
you
want
more beatings
? Why
do
you
keep
rebelling?
Your
head has
a
massive
wound
, and your
whole heart is
afflicted
.
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 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
.
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 land
is desolate ;
your cities are burned with fire .
Foreigners
devour your fields
before
you—
a
desolation
demolished
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 abandoned
like
a shelter
in a vineyard, like
a shack
in a cucumber
field
, like
a city besieged
.
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.
Unless
the LORD of Hosts had left us a few
survivors
, we would
have become
like
Sodom, we would
have resembled
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 the LORD, you
rulers of Sodom; listen
to
the instruction
of our God, you
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 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.
When ye
come to appear before me, who hath
required this at
your
hand,
to
tread
my courts?
When you
come to appear before Me, who has
required this of
you—
this
trampling
of
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 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
.
Your new moons and your appointed feasts my
soul
hateth:
they are
a trouble
unto
me; I am weary to
bear
them.
I
hate
your New Moons and your appointed feasts .
They have
become
a burden
to
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.
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.
Wash you,
make
you
clean;
put
away
the
evil
of
your doings
from before
mine
eyes;
cease
to
do
evil ;
Wash and
cleanse
yourselves.
Remove
your evil
deeds
from My
sight.
Stop
doing
evil !
Learn to do well
; seek judgment,
relieve
the oppressed,
judge
the fatherless ,
plead for
the widow.
Learn to do right
; seek justice
and
correct
the oppressor.
Defend
the fatherless and
plead the case
of
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, 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.
If ye
be
willing and obedient, ye
shall
eat the good
of the land :
If you
are
willing and obedient, you
will
eat the best
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 you
resist
and rebel, you
will
be devoured by
the sword .”
For the mouth of the LORD has
spoken.
How is
the faithful city become an
harlot! it
was full of judgment
; righteousness lodged
in
it;
but now murderers .
See
how the faithful city has
become a
harlot! She
once
was full of justice
; righteousness resided
within
her,
but now only
murderers !
Thy
silver is
become dross ,
thy
wine mixed
with water :
Your
silver has
become dross ;
your
fine
wine is
diluted
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.
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.
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 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 .
And
I will turn my hand upon
thee,
and
purely
purge away
thy
dross ,
and
take
away
all thy
tin:
I will turn My hand against
you;
I
will
thoroughly
purge your
dross ;
I
will
remove
all your
impurities.
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.
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. ”
Zion shall
be redeemed with judgment
, and
her converts
with righteousness.
Zion will
be redeemed with justice
, her repentant
ones
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
rebels
and sinners will
together be
shattered
, and those
who
forsake the LORD will
perish
.
For
they
shall
be ashamed of the oaks which ye
have desired,
and
ye
shall
be confounded
for
the gardens that ye
have chosen.
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 ye
shall
be
as
an oak whose leaf
fadeth
, and
as
a garden that
hath
no
water.
For you
will
become
like
an oak whose leaves
are
withered
, like
a garden without
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
.
The strong man
will
become
tinder
and his
work
will
be
a spark ;
both will
burn together, with
no
one
to
quench the
flames
.
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