Isaiah 1:1–7

Rebellion of God’s People

¹The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz concerning ^aJudah and Jerusalem, which he saw during the ¹reigns of ^bUzziah, ^cJotham, ^dAhaz and ^eHezekiah, kings of Judah.

^2aListen, O heavens, and hear, O ^bearth;

For the Lord speaks,

“^cSons I have reared and brought up,

But they have ^drevolted against Me.

³“An ox knows its owner,

And a donkey its master’s manger,

But Israel ^adoes not know,

My people ^bdo not understand.”

⁴Alas, sinful nation,

People weighed down with iniquity,

^1aOffspring of evildoers,

Sons who ^bact corruptly!

They have ^cabandoned the Lord,

They have ^ddespised the Holy One of Israel,

They have turned away 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, welts and raw wounds,

^cNot pressed out or bandaged,

Nor softened with oil.

⁷Your ^aland is desolate,

Your cities are burned with fire,

Your fields—strangers are devouring them in your presence;

It is desolation, as overthrown by strangers.