1 T he Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, 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.

2 H ear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, For Jehovah hath spoken: Sons I have nourished and brought up, And they -- they transgressed against Me.

¶ 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.

3 A n ox hath known its owner, And an ass the crib of its master, Israel hath not known, My people hath not understood.

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

4 A h, sinning nation, a people heavy iniquity, A seed of evil doers, sons -- corrupters! They have forsaken Jehovah, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have gone away backward.

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.

5 W herefore are ye stricken any more? Ye do add apostacy! Every head is become diseased, and every heart sick.

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

6 F rom the sole of the foot -- unto the head, There is no soundness in it, Wound, and bruise, and fresh smiting! They have not been closed nor bound, Nor have they softened with ointment.

From 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.

7 Y our land a desolation, your cities burnt with fire, Your ground, before you strangers are consuming it, And a desolation 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 A nd left hath been the daughter of Zion, As a booth in a vineyard, As a lodge in a place of cucumbers -- as a city besieged.

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 Jehovah of Hosts had left to us a remnant, Shortly -- as Sodom we had been, To Gomorrah we had been like!

Except 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.

10 H ear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom, Give ear to the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah,

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

11 ` Why to Me the abundance of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah, I have been satiated burnt-offerings of rams, And fat of fatlings; And blood of bullocks, and lambs, And he-goats I have not desired.

To 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.

12 W hen ye come in to appear before Me, Who hath required this of your hand, To trample My courts?

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

13 A dd not to bring in a vain present, Incense -- an abomination it to Me, New moon, and sabbath, calling of convocation! Rendure not iniquity -- and a restraint!

Bring 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.

14 Y our new moons and your set seasons hath My soul hated, They have been upon me for a burden, I have been weary of bearing.

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

15 A nd in your spreading forth your hands, I hide mine eyes from you, Also when ye increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands of blood have been full.

And 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.

16 W ash ye, make ye pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before Mine eyes, Cease to do evil, learn to do good.

¶ Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil;

17 S eek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive the widow.

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

18 C ome, I pray you, and we reason, saith Jehovah, If your sins are as scarlet, as snow they shall be white, If they are red as crimson, as wool they shall be!

Then 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.

19 I f ye are willing, and have hearkened, The good of the land ye consume,

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

20 A nd if ye refuse, and have rebelled, the sword ye are consumed, For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

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

21 H ow hath a faithful city become a harlot? I have filled it judgment, Righteousness lodgeth in it -- now murderers.

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

22 T hy silver hath become dross, Thy drink polluted with water.

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

23 T hy princes apostates, and companions of thieves, Every one loving a bribe, and pursuing rewards, The fatherless they judge not, And the plea of the widow cometh not to them.

Thy 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.

24 T herefore -- the affirmation of the Lord -- Jehovah of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah, I am eased of Mine adversaries, And I am avenged of Mine enemies,

Therefore 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;

25 A nd I turn back My hand upon thee, And I refine as purity thy dross, And I turn aside all thy tin,

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

26 A nd I give back thy judges as at the first, And thy counsellors as in the beginning, After this thou art called, `A city of righteousness -- a 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 in judgment is redeemed, And her captivity in righteousness.

Zion shall be ransomed with judgment and her converts with righteousness.

28 A nd the destruction of transgressors and sinners together, And those forsaking Jehovah are consumed.

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

29 F or are ashamed because of the oaks That ye have desired, And ye are confounded because of the gardens That ye have chosen.

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

30 F or ye are as an oak whose leaf is fading, And as a garden that hath no water.

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

31 A nd the strong hath been for tow, And his work for a spark, And burned have both of them together, And there is none quenching!

And 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.