1 T he 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 Wickedness 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.

2 H ear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For the Lord has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled 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.

3 T he ox knows its owner And the donkey its master’s crib; But Israel does not know, My people do not consider.”

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

4 A las, sinful nation, A people laden with iniquity, A brood of evildoers, Children who are corrupters! They have forsaken the Lord, They have provoked to anger The Holy One of Israel, They have turned away backward.

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.

5 W hy should you be stricken again? You will revolt more and more. The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faints.

Why should ye be stricken 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 to the head, There is no soundness in it, But wounds and bruises and putrefying sores; They have not been closed or bound up, Or soothed with ointment.

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.

7 Y our country is desolate, Your cities are burned with fire; Strangers devour your land 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.

8 S o the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, As a hut in a garden of cucumbers, As a besieged city.

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.

9 U nless the Lord of hosts Had left to us a very small remnant, We would have become like Sodom, We would have been made 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.

10 H ear the word of the Lord, You rulers of Sodom; Give ear to the law 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.

11 “ To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?” Says the Lord. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle. I do not delight in the blood of bulls, Or of 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.

12 “ When you come to appear before Me, Who has required this from your hand, To trample My courts?

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

13 B ring no more futile sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies— I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.

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.

14 Y our New Moons and your appointed feasts My soul hates; They are a trouble to Me, I am weary 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.

15 W hen you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you 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 justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.

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

18 “ Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as 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.

19 I f you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land;

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

20 B ut if you refuse and rebel, You shall be devoured by the sword”; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. The Degenerate City

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

21 H ow the faithful city has become a harlot! It was full of justice; Righteousness lodged in it, But now murderers.

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

22 Y our silver has become dross, Your wine mixed with water.

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

23 Y our princes are rebellious, And companions of thieves; Everyone loves bribes, And follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, Nor does the cause of the widow 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.

24 T herefore the Lord says, The Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, “Ah, I will rid Myself of My adversaries, And take vengeance 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:

25 I will turn My hand against you, And thoroughly purge away your dross, And take away all your alloy.

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

26 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, 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, the faithful city.

27 Z ion shall be redeemed with justice, And her penitents with righteousness.

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

28 T he destruction of transgressors and of sinners shall be together, And those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.

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

29 F or they shall be ashamed of the terebinth trees Which you have desired; And you shall be embarrassed because of 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.

30 F or you shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fades, And as a garden that has no water.

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

31 T he strong shall be as tinder, And the work of it as a spark; Both will burn together, And no one shall quench 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.