Isaiah 1:1–7

Judah, a Sinful Nation

¹The 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.

^2aHear, O heavens, and give ear, O ^bearth;

For ¹Yahweh speaks,

“^cSons I have reared and raised up,

But they have ^dtransgressed against Me.

³“An ox knows its owner,

And a donkey its master’s manger,

But Israel ^adoes not know;

My people ^bdo not perceive.”

⁴Alas, 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.

⁵Where will you be stricken again,

As you ^acontinue in your rebellion?

The whole head is ^bsick,

And the whole heart is faint.

^6aFrom the sole of the foot even to the head

There is ^bnothing sound in it,

Only bruises, wounds, and raw wounds,

^cNot pressed out, not bandaged,

Not softened with oil.

⁷Your ^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.