Isaiah 1:1–7

The vision^a concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah^b son of Amoz saw during the reigns^A of Kings Uzziah,^c Jotham,^d Ahaz,^e and Hezekiah^f of Judah.^g

JUDAH ON TRIAL

²Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth,^h

for the Lord has spoken:

“I have raised children and brought them up,

but they have rebelled against me.ⁱ

³The ox knows its owner,

and the donkey its master’s feeding trough,

but Israel does not know;

my people do not understand.”^j

⁴Oh sinful nation,

people weighed down with iniquity,^k

brood of evildoers,^l

depraved children!

They have abandoned^m the Lord;

they have despisedⁿ the Holy One of Israel;^o

they have turned their backs on him.

⁵Why do you want more beatings?

Why do you keep on rebelling?

The whole head is hurt,

and the whole heart is sick.

⁶From the sole of the foot even to the head,^p

no spot is uninjured^q—

wounds, welts, and festering sores

not cleansed, bandaged,

or soothed with oil.

⁷Your land is desolate,

your cities burned down;^r

foreigners devour your fields

right in front of you—

a desolation, like a place demolished by foreigners.