The Book of Isaiah (WEB)
Isaiah
1:1The 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.
1:2Hear, heavens,
And listen, earth; for Yahweh has spoken:
I have nourished and brought up children,
And they have rebelled against me.
1:3The ox knows his owner,
And the donkey his master's crib;
But Israel doesn't know,
My people don't consider.
1:4Ah sinful nation,
A people laden with iniquity,
A seed of evil-doers,
Children who deal corruptly!
They have forsaken Yahweh.
They have despised the Holy One of Israel.
They are estranged and backward.
1:5Why should you be beaten more,
That you revolt more and more?
The whole head is sick,
And the whole heart faint.
1:6From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it:
Wounds, welts, and open sores.
They haven't been closed, neither bandaged, neither soothed with oil.
1:7Your country is desolate.
Your cities are burned with fire.
Strangers devour your land in your presence,
And it is desolate,
As overthrown by strangers.
1:8The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard,
Like a hut in a field of melons,
Like a besieged city.
1:9Unless Yahweh of hosts had left to us a very small remnant,
We would have been as Sodom;
We would have been like Gomorrah.
1:10Hear the word of Yahweh, you rulers of Sodom!
Listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
1:11"What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?," says Yahweh.
"I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams,
And the fat of fed animals.
I don't delight in the blood of bulls,
Or of lambs,
Or of male goats.
1:12When you come to appear before me,
Who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts?
1:13Bring no more vain offerings.
Incense is an abomination to me;
New moons, Sabbaths, and convocations:
I can't bear with evil assemblies.
1:14My soul hates your New Moons and your appointed feasts;
They are a burden to me.
I am weary of bearing them.
1:15When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you;
Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear.
Your hands are full of blood.
1:16Wash yourselves, make yourself clean.
Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes;
Cease to do evil.
1:17Learn to do well.
Seek justice,
Relieve the oppressed,
Judge the fatherless,
Plead for the widow."
1:18"Come now, and let us reason together," says Yahweh:
"Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.
Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
1:19If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the good of the land;
1:20But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword;
For the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it."
1:21How the faithful city has become a prostitute!
She was full of justice; righteousness lodged in her,
But now murderers.
1:22Your silver has become dross,
Your wine mixed with water.
1:23Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves.
Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards.
They don't judge the fatherless,
Neither does the cause of the widow come to them.
1:24Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts,
The Mighty One of Israel, says:
"Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries,
And avenge myself of my enemies;
1:25And I will turn my hand on you,
Thoroughly purge away your dross,
And will take away all your tin.
1:26I will restore your judges as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward you shall be called 'The city of righteousness,
A faithful town.'
1:27Zion shall be redeemed with justice,
And her converts with righteousness.
1:28But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together,
And those who forsake Yahweh shall be consumed.
1:29For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired,
And you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.
1:30For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades,
And as a garden that has no water.
1:31The strong will be like tinder,
And his work like a spark.
They will both burn together,
And no one will quench them."
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