Isaiah 1:3–8

3 The ox knowsl its master,

the donkey its owner’s manger,m

but Israel does not know,n

my people do not understand.o”

4 Woe to the sinful nation,

a people whose guilt is great,p

a brood of evildoers,q

children given to corruption!r

They have forsakens the Lord;

they have spurned the Holy Onet of Israel

and turned their backsu on him.

5 Why should you be beatenv anymore?

Why do you persistw in rebellion?x

Your whole head is injured,

your whole hearty afflicted.z

6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your heada

there is no soundnessb—

only wounds and weltsc

and open sores,

not cleansed or bandagedd

or soothed with olive oil.e

7 Your country is desolate,f

your cities burned with fire;g

your fields are being stripped by foreignersh

right before you,

laid waste as when overthrown by strangers.i

8 Daughter Zionj is leftk

like a shelter in a vineyard,

like a hutl in a cucumber field,

like a city under siege.