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The vision of the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz concerning the kingdom of ^aJudah and its capital Jerusalem, which he saw as revealed by God during the reigns of ^bUzziah, ^cJotham, ^dAhaz, and ^eHezekiah, kings of Judah.

2 ^aHear, O heavens, and listen, O ^bearth;For the LORD has spoken:“I have reared and brought up ^csons,But they have ^drebelled against Me and have broken away.3 “The ox instinctively knows its owner,And the donkey its master’s feeding trough,But Israel ^adoes not know Me as LORD,My people ^bdo not understand.”

4 Ah, sinful nation,A people loaded down with wickedness with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing,^aOffspring of evildoers,Sons who ^bbehave corruptly!They have ^cabandoned (rejected) the LORD,They have ^ddespised the Holy One of Israel provoking Him to anger,They have turned away from Him.

5 Why should you be stricken and punished again since no change results from it?You only ^acontinue to rebel.The whole head is ^bsickAnd the whole heart is faint and sick.6 ^aFrom the sole of the foot even to the headThere is ^bnothing healthy in the nation’s body,Only bruises, welts, and raw wounds,^cNot pressed out or bandaged,Nor softened with oil as a remedy.

7 Your ^aland lies desolate because of your disobedience,Your cities are burned with fire,Your fields—strangers are devouring them in your very presence;It is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.8 The Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem) is left like a deserted shelter in a vineyard,Like a watchman’s hut in a cucumber field, like a besieged city isolated, surrounded by devastation.9 ^aIf the LORD of hostsHad not left us a few ^bsurvivors,We would be like ^cSodom,We would be like Gomorrah. Gen 19:24, 25; Rom 9:29

10 Hear ^athe word of the LORD rulers of Jerusalem,You rulers of another ^bSodom,Listen to the law and instruction of our God,You people of another Gomorrah.11 “^aWhat are your multiplied sacrifices to Me without your repentance?”Says the LORD.“I have had enough of your burnt offerings of ramsAnd the fat of well-fed cattle without your obedience;And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls or lambs or goats offered without repentance.12 “When you come to ^aappear before Me,Who requires this of you, this trampling of My temple courts by your sinful feet?13 “Do not bring worthless offerings again,Your ^aincense is repulsive to Me;Your ^bNew Moon and Sabbath observances, the ^ccalling of assemblies—I cannot ^dendure wickedness your sin, your injustice, your wrongdoing and the squalor of the festive assembly.14 “I hate the hypocrisy of your New Moon festivals and your ^aappointed feasts.They have become a burden to Me;I am ^bweary of bearing them.15 “So when you ^aspread out your hands in prayer, pleading for My help,^bI will hide My eyes from you;Yes, even though you offer ^cmany prayers,I will not be listening.^dYour hands are full of blood!

16 “^aWash yourselves, ^bmake yourselves clean;^cGet your evil deeds out of My sight.^dStop doing evil,17 Learn to do good.^aSeek justice,Rebuke the ruthless,^bDefend the fatherless,Plead for the rights of the widow in court.

18 “Come now, and ^alet us reason together,”Says the LORD.“¹^bThough your sins are like scarlet,They shall be as white as snow;Though they are red like crimson,They shall be like wool.19 “^aIf you are willing and obedient,You shall ^beat the best of the land;20 But if you refuse and rebel,You shall be ^adevoured by the sword.”For ^bthe mouth of the LORD has spoken.

21 How the faithful city has become ^aa prostitute idolatrous, despicable,She who was full of justice!Right standing with God once lodged in her,But now murderers.22 Your silver has turned to ¹lead,Your wine is diluted with water.23 Your ^arulers are rebelsAnd companions of thieves;Everyone ^bloves bribesAnd chases after gifts.They ^cdo not defend the fatherless,Nor does the widow’s cause come before them instead they delay or turn a deaf ear.

24 Therefore the Lord GOD of hosts,The ^aMighty One of Israel, declares:“Ah, I will be freed of My adversariesAnd ^bavenge Myself on My enemies.25 “And I will turn My hand against you,And will thoroughly ^apurge away your dross as with lyeAnd remove all your tin (impurity) .26 “Then I will restore your ^ajudges as at the first,And your counselors as at the beginning;Afterward you will be called the ^bcity of righteousness,The faithful city.”

27 Zion will be ^aredeemed with justiceAnd her repentant ones with righteousness.28 But rebels and sinners will be ^acrushed and destroyed together,And those who abandon (turn away from) the LORD will be consumed (perish) .29 For you will be ashamed of the degradation of the ^aoaks in which you took idolatrous pleasure,And you will be ashamed of the ^bgardens of passion which you have chosen for pagan worship.30 For you will be like an oak whose ^aleaf withers and diesAnd like a garden that has no water.31 The strong man will become tinder,And his work a spark.So both will ^aburn togetherAnd there will be ^bnone to quench them.