The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz concerning aJudah and Jerusalem, which he saw during the 1reigns of bUzziah, cJotham, dAhaz, and eHezekiah, kings of Judah.Lit daysIs 2:1; 40:92 Kin 15:1-7, 13; 2 Chr 26:1-232 Kin 15:32-38; 2 Chr 27:1-92 Kin 16:1-20; 2 Chr 28:1-27; Is 7:12 Kin 18:1-20:21; 2 Chr 29:1-32:33
Rebellion of God’s People
2 aListen, heavens, and hear, bearth;For the LORD has spoken:“cSons I have raised and brought up,But they have drevolted against Me.Deut 32:1Mic 1:2Jer 3:22Is 30:1, 9; 65:23 “An ox knows its owner,And a donkey its master’s manger,But Israel adoes not know,My people bdo not understand.”Jer 9:3, 6Is 44:18
4 Oh, sinful nation,People weighed down with guilt,1aOffspring of evildoers,Sons who bact corruptly!They have cabandoned the LORD,They have ddespised the Holy One of Israel,They have turned away 2from Him.Lit SeedLit backwardIs 14:20Neh 1:7Is 1:28Is 5:24
5 Where will you be stricken again,As you acontinue in your rebellion?The entire head is bsickAnd the entire heart is faint.Is 31:6Is 33:24; Ezek 34:4, 166 aFrom the sole of the foot even to the headThere is bnothing healthy in it,Only bruises, slashes, and raw wounds;cNot pressed out nor bandaged,Nor softened with oil.Job 2:7Ps 38:3Jer 8:22
7 Your aland is desolate,Your cities are burned with fire;As for your fields, strangers are devouring them in front of you;It is desolation, as overthrown by strangers.Lev 26:33; Jer 44:68 The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard,Like a watchman’s hut in a cucumber field, like a city under watch.9 aIf the LORD of armiesHad not left us a few bsurvivors,We would be like cSodom,We would be like Gomorrah.Rom 9:29Is 10:20-22; 11:11, 16; 37:4, 31, 32; 46:3Gen 19:24
God Has Had Enough
10 Hear athe word of the LORD,You rulers of bSodom;Listen to the instruction of our God,You people of Gomorrah!Is 8:20; 28:14Is 3:9; Ezek 16:49; Rom 9:29; Rev 11:811 “aWhat are your many sacrifices to Me?”Says the LORD.“I 1have had enough of burnt offerings of ramsAnd the fat of fattened cattle;And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats.Or am sated withPs 50:8; Jer 6:20; Amos 5:21, 22; Mal 1:1012 “When you come ato appear before Me,Who requires 1of you this trampling of My courtyards?Lit of your handEx 23:1713 “Do not go on bringing your worthless offerings,aIncense is an abomination to Me.bNew moon and Sabbath, the cproclamation of an assembly—I cannot dendure wrongdoing and the festive assembly.Is 66:31 Chr 23:31Ex 12:16Jer 7:9, 1014 “1I hate your new moon festivals and your aappointed feasts,They have become a burden to Me;I am btired of bearing them.Lit My soul hatesIs 29:1, 2Is 7:13; 43:2415 “So when you aspread out your hands in prayer,bI will hide My eyes from you;Yes, even though you coffer many prayers,I will not be listening.dYour hands are 1covered with blood.Lit full of1 Kin 8:22; Lam 1:17Is 8:17; 59:2Mic 3:4Is 59:3
Invitation to Debate
18 “Come now, and alet us 1debate your case,”Says the LORD,“bThough your sins are as scarlet,They shall become as white as snow;Though they are red like crimson,They shall be like wool.Or argueIs 41:1, 21; 43:26; Mic 6:2Ps 51:7; Is 43:25; 44:22; Rev 7:1419 “aIf you are willing and obedient,You will beat the best of the land;Deut 28:1; 30:15, 16Is 55:220 But if you refuse and rebel,You will be adevoured by the sword.”For bthe mouth of the LORD has spoken.Is 3:25; 65:12Is 40:5; 58:14; Mic 4:4; Titus 1:2
Zion Corrupted; Will Be Redeemed
21 How the faithful city has become a aprostitute,She who was full of justice!Righteousness once dwelt in her,But now murderers.Is 57:3-9; Jer 2:2022 Your silver has become 1waste matter,Your drink diluted with water.Lit dross23 Your arulers are rebelsAnd companions of thieves;Everyone bloves a bribeAnd chases after gifts.They cdo not obtain justice for the 1orphan,Nor does the widow’s case come before them.Or fatherlessHos 5:10; Mic 7:3Ex 23:8; Mic 7:3Is 10:2; Jer 5:28; Ezek 22:7; Zech 7:10
24 Therefore the Lord 1GOD of armies,The aMighty One of Israel, declares,“Ah, I will have satisfaction against My adversaries,And bavenge Myself on My enemies.Heb YHWH, usually rendered LORDPs 132:2; Is 49:26; 60:16Deut 28:63; Is 35:4; 59:18; 61:2; 63:425 “I will also turn My hand against you,And asmelt away your impurities as with lye;And I will remove all your slag.Ezek 22:19-22; Mal 3:326 “Then I will restore your ajudges as at first,And your counselors as at the beginning;After that you will be called the bcity of righteousness,A faithful city.”Is 60:17Is 33:5; 60:14; 62:1, 2; Zech 8:3
27 Zion will be aredeemed with justiceAnd her 1repentant ones with righteousness.Or returningIs 35:9f; 62:12; 63:428 But 1wrongdoers and sinners together will be abroken,And those who abandon the LORD will come to an end.Lit a breaking of wrongdoers and sinners togetherPs 9:5; Is 66:24; 2 Thess 1:8, 929 1You certainly will be ashamed of the 2aoaks which you have desired,And you will be embarrassed by the bgardens which you have chosen.As in some mss; MT TheyOr terebinthsIs 57:5Is 65:3; 66:1730 For you will be like an 1oak whose aleaf withers away,Or like a garden that has no water.Or terebinthIs 64:631 The strong man will become like 1flax fiber,And his work a spark.So they shall both aburn togetherAnd there will be bno one to extinguish them.Lit towIs 5:24; 9:19; 26:11; 33:11-14Is 66:24; Matt 3:12; Mark 9:43
Judah, a Sinful Nation
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz concerning aJudah and Jerusalem, which he beheld in the days of bUzziah, cJotham, dAhaz, and eHezekiah, kings of Judah.Is 2:1; 40:92 Kin 15:1-7, 13; 2 Chr 26:1-232 Kin 15:32-38; 2 Chr 27:1-92 Kin 16:1-20; 2 Chr 28:1-27; Is 7:12 Kin 18:1-20:21; 2 Chr 29:1-32:33
2 aHear, O heavens, and give ear, O bearth;For 1Yahweh speaks,“cSons I have reared and raised up,But they have dtransgressed against Me.The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15Deut 32:1Mic 1:2Jer 3:22Is 30:1, 9; 65:23 “An ox knows its owner,And a donkey its master’s manger,But Israel adoes not know;My people bdo not perceive.”Jer 9:3, 6Is 44:18
4 Alas, sinful nation,People heavy with iniquity,aSeed of evildoers,Sons who bact corruptly!They have cforsaken Yahweh;They have dspurned the Holy One of Israel;They have 1become estranged 2from Him.Or turned awayLit backwardIs 14:20Neh 1:7Is 1:28Is 5:24
5 Where will you be stricken again,As you acontinue in your rebellion?The whole head is bsick,And the whole heart is faint.Is 31:6Is 33:24; Ezek 34:4, 166 aFrom the sole of the foot even to the headThere is bnothing sound in it,Only bruises, wounds, and raw wounds,cNot pressed out, not bandaged,Not softened with oil.Job 2:7Ps 38:3Jer 8:22
7 Your aland is desolate;Your cities are burned with fire;Your fields—strangers are devouring them in your presence;It is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.Lev 26:33; Jer 44:68 The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard,Like a watchman’s hut in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.9 aUnless Yahweh of hostsHad left us a few bsurvivors,We would be like cSodom,We would be like Gomorrah.Rom 9:29Is 10:20-22; 11:11, 16; 37:4, 31, 32; 46:3Gen 19:24
10 Hear athe word of Yahweh,You rulers of bSodom;Give ear to the law of our God,You people of Gomorrah.Is 8:20; 28:14Is 3:9; Ezek 16:49; Rom 9:29; Rev 11:811 “aWhat are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?”Says Yahweh.“I 1have had enough of burnt offerings of ramsAnd the fat of fed cattle;And in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats 2I take no pleasure.Or am sated withOr I do not desire, cf. Ps 40:6Ps 50:8; Jer 6:20; Amos 5:21, 22; Mal 1:1012 “When you come ato appear before Me,Who requires 1of you this trampling of My courts?Lit of your handEx 23:1713 “Bring your worthless offerings no longer,aIncense is an abomination to Me.bNew moon and sabbath, the ccalling of convocation—I cannot dendure wickedness and the solemn assembly.Is 66:31 Chr 23:31Ex 12:16Jer 7:9, 1014 “My soul hates your new moon festivals and your aappointed times,They have become a burden to Me;I am bweary of bearing them.Is 29:1, 2Is 7:13; 43:2415 “So when you aspread out your hands in prayer,bI will hide My eyes from you;Indeed, even though you cmultiply prayers,I will not listen.dYour hands are full of blood.1 Kin 8:22; Lam 1:17Is 8:17; 59:2Mic 3:4Is 59:3
16 “aWash yourselves, bpurify yourselves;cRemove the evil of your deeds from before My eyes.dCease to do evil,Ps 26:6Is 52:11Is 55:7Jer 25:517 Learn to do good;aSeek justice,Reprove the ruthless,bExecute justice for the 1orphan,Plead for the widow.Or fatherlessJer 22:3; Zeph 2:3Ps 82:3
18 “Come now, and alet us reason together,”Says Yahweh,“bThough your sins are as scarlet,They will be as white as snow;Though they are red like crimson,They will be like wool.Is 41:1, 21; 43:26; Mic 6:2Ps 51:7; Is 43:25; 44:22; Rev 7:1419 “aIf you are willing and obey,You will beat the best of the land;Deut 28:1; 30:15, 16Is 55:220 But if you refuse and rebel,You will be aeaten by the sword.”For bthe mouth of Yahweh has spoken.Is 3:25; 65:12Is 40:5; 58:14; Mic 4:4; Titus 1:2
Zion Will Be Redeemed with Justice
21 How the faithful city has become a aharlot,She who was full of justice!Righteousness once lodged in her,But now murderers.Is 57:3-9; Jer 2:2022 Your silver has become dross,Your drink diluted with water.23 Your arulers are rebelsAnd companions of thieves;Everyone bloves a bribeAnd pursues rewards.They cdo not execute justice for the 1orphan,Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.Or fatherlessHos 5:10; Mic 7:3Ex 23:8; Mic 7:3Is 10:2; Jer 5:28; Ezek 22:7; Zech 7:10
24 Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of hosts,The aMighty One of Israel, declares,“Ah, I will be comforted concerning My adversaries,And I will bavenge Myself on My enemies.Ps 132:2; Is 49:26; 60:16Deut 28:63; Is 35:4; 59:18; 61:2; 63:425 “I will also turn My hand against you,And will asmelt away your dross as with lyeAnd will remove all your alloy.Ezek 22:19-22; Mal 3:326 “Then I will have your ajudges return as at the first,And your counselors as at the beginning;Afterwards you will be called the bcity of righteousness,A faithful town.”Is 60:17Is 33:5; 60:14; 62:1, 2; Zech 8:3
27 Zion will be aredeemed with justiceAnd her 1repentant ones with righteousness.Or returneesIs 35:9f; 62:12; 63:428 But 1transgressors and sinners will be abroken together,And those who forsake Yahweh will come to an end.Lit breaking of transgressors and sinners shall be togetherPs 9:5; Is 66:24; 2 Thess 1:8, 929 For 1you will be ashamed of the 2aoaks which you have desired,And you will be humiliated because of the bgardens which you have chosen.As in some mss; M.T. theyOr terebinthsIs 57:5Is 65:3; 66:1730 For you will be like 1an oak whose aleaf withers awayOr as a garden that has no water.Or a terebinthIs 64:631 And the strong man will become tinder,His work also a spark.Thus they shall both aburn together,And there will be bnone to quench them.Is 5:24; 9:19; 26:11; 33:11-14Is 66:24; Matt 3:12; Mark 9:43
Rebellion of God’s People
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz concerning aJudah and Jerusalem, which he saw during the 1reigns of bUzziah, cJotham, dAhaz and eHezekiah, kings of Judah.Lit daysIs 2:1; 40:92 Kin 15:1-7, 13; 2 Chr 26:1-232 Kin 15:32-38; 2 Chr 27:1-92 Kin 16:1-20; 2 Chr 28:1-27; Is 7:12 Kin 18:1-20:21; 2 Chr 29:1-32:33
2 aListen, O heavens, and hear, O bearth;For the LORD speaks,“cSons I have reared and brought up,But they have drevolted against Me.Deut 32:1Mic 1:2Jer 3:22Is 30:1, 9; 65:23 “An ox knows its owner,And a donkey its master’s manger,But Israel adoes not know,My people bdo not understand.”Jer 9:3, 6Is 44:18
4 Alas, sinful nation,People weighed down with iniquity,1aOffspring of evildoers,Sons who bact corruptly!They have cabandoned the LORD,They have ddespised the Holy One of Israel,They have turned away 2from Him.Lit SeedLit backwardIs 14:20Neh 1:7Is 1:28Is 5:24
5 Where will you be stricken again,As you acontinue in your rebellion?The whole head is bsickAnd the whole heart is faint.Is 31:6Is 33:24; Ezek 34:4, 166 aFrom the sole of the foot even to the headThere is bnothing sound in it,Only bruises, welts and raw wounds,cNot pressed out or bandaged,Nor softened with oil.Job 2:7Ps 38:3Jer 8:22
7 Your aland is desolate,Your cities are burned with fire,Your fields—strangers are devouring them in your presence;It is desolation, as overthrown by strangers.Lev 26:33; Jer 44:68 The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard,Like a watchman’s hut in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.9 aUnless the LORD of hostsHad left us a few bsurvivors,We would be like cSodom,We would be like Gomorrah.Rom 9:29Is 10:20-22; 11:11, 16; 37:4, 31, 32; 46:3Gen 19:24
God Has Had Enough
10 Hear athe word of the LORD,You rulers of bSodom;Give ear to the instruction of our God,You people of Gomorrah.Is 8:20; 28:14Is 3:9; Ezek 16:49; Rom 9:29; Rev 11:811 “aWhat are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?”Says the LORD.“I 1have had enough of burnt offerings of ramsAnd the fat of fed cattle;And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.Or am sated withPs 50:8; Jer 6:20; Amos 5:21, 22; Mal 1:1012 “When you come ato appear before Me,Who requires 1of you this trampling of My courts?Lit of your handEx 23:1713 “Bring your worthless offerings no longer,aIncense is an abomination to Me.bNew moon and sabbath, the ccalling of assemblies—I cannot dendure iniquity and the solemn assembly.Is 66:31 Chr 23:31Ex 12:16Jer 7:9, 1014 “I hate your new moon festivals and your aappointed feasts,They have become a burden to Me;I am bweary of bearing them.Is 29:1, 2Is 7:13; 43:2415 “So when you aspread out your hands in prayer,bI will hide My eyes from you;Yes, even though you cmultiply prayers,I will not listen.dYour hands are 1covered with blood.Lit full of1 Kin 8:22; Lam 1:17Is 8:17; 59:2Mic 3:4Is 59:3
“Let Us Reason”
18 “Come now, and alet us reason together,”Says the LORD,“bThough your sins are as scarlet,They will be as white as snow;Though they are red like crimson,They will be like wool.Is 41:1, 21; 43:26; Mic 6:2Ps 51:7; Is 43:25; 44:22; Rev 7:1419 “aIf you consent and obey,You will beat the best of the land;Deut 28:1; 30:15, 16Is 55:220 But if you refuse and rebel,You will be adevoured by the sword.”Truly, bthe mouth of the LORD has spoken.Is 3:25; 65:12Is 40:5; 58:14; Mic 4:4; Titus 1:2
Zion Corrupted, to Be Redeemed
21 How the faithful city has become a aharlot,She who was full of justice!Righteousness once lodged in her,But now murderers.Is 57:3-9; Jer 2:2022 Your silver has become dross,Your drink diluted with water.23 Your arulers are rebelsAnd companions of thieves;Everyone bloves a bribeAnd chases after rewards.They cdo not 1defend the 2orphan,Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.Or vindicateOr fatherlessHos 5:10; Mic 7:3Ex 23:8; Mic 7:3Is 10:2; Jer 5:28; Ezek 22:7; Zech 7:10
24 Therefore the Lord 1GOD of hosts,The aMighty One of Israel, declares,“Ah, I will be relieved of My adversariesAnd bavenge Myself on My foes.Heb YHWH, usually rendered LORDPs 132:2; Is 49:26; 60:16Deut 28:63; Is 35:4; 59:18; 61:2; 63:425 “I will also turn My hand against you,And will asmelt away your dross as with lyeAnd will remove all your alloy.Ezek 22:19-22; Mal 3:326 “Then I will restore your ajudges as at the first,And your counselors as at the beginning;After that you will be called the bcity of righteousness,A faithful city.”Is 60:17Is 33:5; 60:14; 62:1, 2; Zech 8:3
27 Zion will be aredeemed with justiceAnd her 1repentant ones with righteousness.Or returneesIs 35:9f; 62:12; 63:428 But 1transgressors and sinners will be acrushed together,And those who forsake the LORD will come to an end.Lit crushing of transgressors and sinners shall be togetherPs 9:5; Is 66:24; 2 Thess 1:8, 929 Surely 1you will be ashamed of the 2aoaks which you have desired,And you will be embarrassed at the bgardens which you have chosen.So with some mss; M.T. theyOr terebinthsIs 57:5Is 65:3; 66:1730 For you will be like an 1oak whose aleaf fades awayOr as a garden that has no water.Or terebinthIs 64:631 The strong man will become tinder,His work also a spark.Thus they shall both aburn togetherAnd there will be bnone to quench them.Is 5:24; 9:19; 26:11; 33:11-14Is 66:24; Matt 3:12; Mark 9:43