1 ¶ 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 Amos, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

2 ¶ Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD speaks, I have nourished and brought up sons, and they have rebelled against me.

Hear, heavens, and give ear, earth! for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children; and they have rebelled against me.

3 T he ox knows his owner, and the ass his master’s crib; but Israel does not know, my people do not have understanding.

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; Israel doth not know, my people hath no intelligence.

4 O sinful nation, people laden with iniquity, generation of evildoers, corrupt sons! They have forsaken the LORD; they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger; they have turned back.

Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that corrupt themselves! They have forsaken Jehovah; they have despised the Holy One of Israel; they are turned away backward.

5 W hy should I chastise you any more? Ye will revolt more and more; every head is sick, and every heart faint.

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

6 F rom the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in him; but wounds, and bruises, and putrefying 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 him; wounds, and weals, and open sores: they have not been dressed, nor bound up, nor mollified with oil.

7 Y our 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 eat it up in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

8 A nd 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 night-lodge in a cucumber-garden, as a besieged city.

9 E xcept the LORD of the hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

Unless Jehovah of hosts had left us a very small residue, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

10 ¶ Hear the word of the LORD, ye princes of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

Hear the word of Jehovah, rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, people of Gomorrah!

11 T o what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? shall the LORD say. I am full of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts; and I do not delight in the blood of bullocks or of lambs or of he goats.

To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith Jehovah. I am sated with burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and in the blood of bullocks, and of lambs, and of he-goats I take no pleasure.

12 W hen ye come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to tread my courts?

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

13 B ring no more vain oblations; the incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot stand them; iniquity and the solemn meeting.

Bring no more vain oblations! Incense is an abomination unto me,—new moon and sabbath, the calling of convocations—wickedness and the solemn meeting I cannot bear.

14 Y our new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

Your new moons and your set feasts my soul hateth: they are a burden to me; I am wearied of bearing.

15 A nd when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; likewise, 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.

16 ¶ Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my 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,

17 l earn to do good; seek judgment; restore unto the oppressed; hear the fatherless in right judgment; protect the widow.

learn to do well: seek judgment, gladden the oppressed, do justice to the fatherless, plead for the widow.

18 T hen come, shall the LORD say, and we shall be even; if your sins were as scarlet, they shall be made as white as snow; if they were red like crimson, they shall become as wool.

Come now, 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.

19 I f ye are willing and hearken, ye shall eat the good of the land;

If ye be willing and hearken, ye shall eat the good of the land;

20 B ut if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.

but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

21 ¶ How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it, but now murderers.

How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness used to lodge in it, but now murderers.

22 T hy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

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

23 T hy princes are rebellious and companions of thieves; every one loves bribes and follows after rewards; they do not hear the fatherless in judgment, neither does the cause of the widow come unto them.

thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth presents, and hunteth after rewards; they judge not the fatherless, and the cause of the widow cometh not unto them.

24 T herefore saith the Lord, the LORD of the hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease myself of my adversaries and avenge myself of my 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.

25 a nd I will turn my hand upon thee and according to pureness purge away thy dross and take away all thy tin;

And I will turn my hand upon thee, and will thoroughly purge away thy dross, and take away all thine alloy;

26 a nd 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. Afterwards thou shalt be called, Town of righteousness, Faithful city.

27 Z ion shall be ransomed with judgment and her converts with righteousness.

Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and they that return of her with righteousness.

28 A nd the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and those that forsook the LORD shall be consumed.

But the ruin of the transgressors and of the sinners together; and they that forsake Jehovah shall be consumed.

29 F or ye shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the groves that ye have chosen.

For they shall be ashamed of the terebinths that ye have desired, and ye shall blush for the gardens that ye have chosen.

30 F or ye shall be as an oak whose leaf falls and as a garden that has no water.

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

31 A nd the strong idol shall be as tow and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and no one shall be able to quench them.

And the strong shall be for tow, and his work a spark; and they shall both burn together, and there shall be none to quench.