Isaiah 1:1 ¶ The vision2377 of Isaiah3470 the son1121 of Amoz,531 which he saw2372 concerning Judah3063 and Jerusalem,3389 in the days3117 of Uzziah,5818 Jotham,3147 Ahaz,271 and Hezekiah,3169 kings4428 of Judah.30632{“Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations.} Hear,8085 heavens,8064 and listen,238 earth;776 for Yahweh3068 has spoken:1696 "I have nourished1431 and brought up7311 children,1121 and they have rebelled6586 against me.
3 The ox7794 knows3045 his owner,7069 and the donkey2543 his master's1167 crib;18 but Israel3478 doesn't know,3045 my people5971 don't consider."9954 Ah1945 sinful2398 nation,1471 a people5971 loaded3515 with iniquity,5771{or, seed} a seed2233 of evildoers,7489 children2233 who deal corruptly!7843 They have forsaken5800 Yahweh.3068 They have despised5006 the Holy One6918 of Israel.3478 They are estranged2114 and backward.2685 Why should you be beaten5221 more, that you revolt5627 more and more?3254 The whole head7218 is sick,2483 and the whole heart3824 faint.17426 From the sole3709 of the foot7272 even to the head7218 there is no soundness4974 in it: wounds,6482 welts,2250 and open2961 sores.4347 They haven't been closed,2115 neither bandaged,2280 neither soothed7401 with oil.80817 Your country776 is desolate.8077 Your cities5892 are burned8313 with fire.784 Strangers2114 devour398 your land127 in your presence, and it is desolate,8077 as overthrown4114 by strangers.21148 The daughter1323 of Zion6726 is left3498 like a shelter5521 in a vineyard,3754 like a hut4412 in a field of melons,4750 like a besieged5341 city.58929 Unless3884 Yahweh3068 of Armies6635 had left3498 to us a very small4592 remnant,8300 we would have been1961 as Sodom;5467 we would have been like1819 Gomorrah.601710{The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).} Hear8085 the word1697 of Yahweh,3068 you rulers7101 of Sodom!5467 Listen238 to the law8451 of our God,430 you people5971 of Gomorrah!601711 "What4100 are the multitude7230 of your sacrifices2077 to me?," says559 Yahweh.3068 "I have had enough7646 of the burnt offerings5930 of rams,352 and the fat2459 of fed animals.4806 I don't delight2654 in the blood1818 of bulls,6499 or of lambs,3532 or of male goats.626012 When you come935 to appear7200 before6440 me, who has required1245 this at your hand,3027 to trample7429 my courts?269113 Bring935 no more3254 vain7723 offerings.4503 Incense7004 is an abomination8441 to me; new moons,2320 Sabbaths,7676 and convocations:4744 I can't bear3201 with3201 evil205 assemblies.474414 My soul5315 hates8130 your New Moons2320 and your appointed feasts.4150 They are a burden2960 to me. I am weary3811 of bearing5375 them.
15 When you spread forth6566 your hands,3709 I will hide5956 my eyes5869 from you. Yes, when you make many7235 prayers,8605 I will not hear.8085 Your hands3027 are full4390 of blood.181816 Wash7364 yourselves, make yourself clean.2135 Put away5493 the evil7455 of your doings4611 from before5048 my eyes.5869 Cease2308 to do evil.748917 Learn3925 to do well.3190 Seek1875 justice.4941 Relieve833 the oppressed.2541 Judge8199 the fatherless.3490 Plead7378 for the widow."490
Isaiah 1:18 ¶ "Come now,3212 and let us reason together,"3198 says559 Yahweh:3068 "Though your sins2399 be as scarlet,8144 they shall be as white3835 as snow.7950 Though they be red119 like crimson,8438 they shall be as wool.678519 If you are willing14 and obedient,8085 you shall eat398 the good2898 of the land;77620 but if you refuse3985 and rebel,4784 you shall be devoured398 with the sword;2719 for the mouth6310 of Yahweh3068 has spoken1696 it."
Isaiah 1:21 ¶ How the faithful539 city7151 has become a prostitute!2181 She was full4392 of justice;4941 righteousness6664 lodged3885 in her, but now murderers.752322 Your silver3701 has become dross,5509 your wine5435 mixed4107 with water.432523 Your princes8269 are rebellious,5637 and companions2270 of thieves.1590 Everyone loves157 bribes,7810 and follows7291 after rewards.8021 They don't judge8199 the fatherless,3490 neither does the cause7379 of the widow490 come935 to them.
24 Therefore the Lord,113{The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”} Yahweh113 of Armies,6635 the Mighty One46 of Israel,3478 says:5002 "Ah,1945 I will get relief5162 from my adversaries,6862 and avenge5358 myself of my enemies;34125 and I will turn7725 my hand3027 on you, thoroughly1253 purge away6884 your dross,5509{tin is a metal that is separated from silver during the refining and purification process.} and will take away5493 all your tin.91326 I will restore7725 your judges8199 as at the first,7223 and your counselors3289 as at the beginning.8462 Afterward310 you shall be called7121 ‘The city5892 of righteousness,6664 a faithful539 town.'715127 Zion6726 shall be redeemed6299 with justice,4941 and her converts7725 with righteousness.666628 But the destruction7667 of transgressors6586 and sinners2400 shall be together,3162 and those who forsake5800 Yahweh3068 shall be consumed.361529 For they shall be ashamed954 of the oaks352 which you have desired,2530 and you shall be confounded2659 for the gardens1593 that you have chosen.97730 For you shall be as an oak424 whose leaf5929 fades,5034 and as a garden1593 that has no water.432531 The strong2634 will be like tinder,5296 and his work6467 like a spark.5213 They will both8147 burn1197 together,3162 and no one will quench3518 them."