Isaiah 1:1–7

The vision ^aconcerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah ^bson of Amoz saw during the reigns ^cdof Uzziah, ^eJotham, ^fAhaz, ^gand Hezekiah, ^hkings of Judah. ⁱ

Judah on Trial

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

for the Lord has spoken:

“I have raised children ^kand brought them up,

but they have rebelled against Me. ^l

³The ox knows its owner,

and the donkey its master’s feeding trough,

but Israel does not know;

My people do not understand.” ^m

⁴Oh sinful nation,

people weighed down with iniquity, ⁿ

brood of evildoers, ^o

depraved children! ^p

They have abandoned ^qthe Lord;

they have despised ^rthe Holy One of Israel; ^s

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, ^t

no spot is uninjured ^u—

wounds, welts, and festering sores

not cleansed, bandaged,

or soothed with oil.

⁷Your land is desolate,

your cities burned with fire; ^v

foreigners devour your fields

before your very eyes—

a desolation demolished by foreigners.