Isaiah 1

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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.
2. 2Listen, heavens! Pay attention, earth! The LORD has spoken: "I raised my children and cared for them, but they have rebelled against me.
3. 3An ox knows its owner, and a donkey knows its master's feeding place, but Israel does not know; my people do not consider.
4. 4What a sinful nation—a people weighed down with guilt, descendants of evildoers, children who have become corrupt! They have abandoned the LORD. They have provoked the Holy One of Israel to anger and turned their backs on him.
5. 5Why should you be punished any more? You will only rebel more and more. Your whole head is injured, and your whole heart is weak.
6. 6From the bottom of your feet to the top of your head, nothing is healthy — only wounds, bruises, and open, festering sores. They haven't been cleaned, bandaged, or soothed with oil.
7. 7Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your land in your presence, and it is desolate, as if overthrown by strangers.
8. 8The daughter of Zion is left like a cottage in a vineyard, like a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, like a city under siege.
9. 9If the LORD of hosts hadn't left us a very small remnant, we would have been like Sodom and Gomorrah.
10. 10Listen to the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom! Pay attention to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
11. 11"What good are all your sacrifices to me?" says the LORD. "I've had more than enough of your burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fattened animals. The blood of bulls, lambs, and goats brings me no pleasure.
12. 12When you come to appear before me, who asked you to trample through my courts?
13. 13Bring no more meaningless offerings; incense is an abomination to me; the new moons and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot endure; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
14. 14My soul hates your monthly festivals and your appointed celebrations. They are a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them.
15. 15When you lift your hands in prayer, I will look away. Even if you pray over and over, I won't listen. Your hands are covered in blood.
16. 16Wash yourselves and be clean! Get your evil actions out of my sight. Stop doing evil.
17. 17Learn to do what is right. Pursue justice. Defend the oppressed. Stand up for orphans. Fight for widows."
18. 18"Come now, and let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool."
19. 19If you are willing and obedient, you will enjoy the best the land has to offer.
20. 20But if you refuse and rebel, the sword will devour you." The LORD himself has spoken.
21. 21How did the faithful city become a prostitute! She was once full of justice. Righteousness made its home in her — but now she's full of murderers.
22. 22Your silver has turned to worthless slag. Your wine has been watered down.
23. 23Your leaders are rebels and friends of thieves. Every one of them loves bribes and chases after payoffs. They don't defend orphans, and the widow's case never even reaches them.
24. 24Therefore says the LORD, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, 'Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries and take vengeance on my enemies.'
25. 25I will turn my hand against you and completely remove your impurities, taking away all your tin.
26. 26I will give you judges like you had in the beginning and counselors like you had at the start. After that, you will be called 'The City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.'"
27. 27Zion will be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.
28. 28But rebels and sinners will be destroyed together, and everyone who abandons the LORD will be consumed.
29. 29You will be ashamed of the sacred oaks you once desired, and you will be humiliated by the idol gardens you chose.
30. 30You will become like an oak tree with withering leaves, like a garden with no water.
31. 31The strong will be like dry straw, and the maker of it like a spark; they will both burn together, and no one will put them out.