Isaiah 1:1–7

¹The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

²Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth;

for the Lord has spoken:

“Sons have I reared and brought up,

but they have rebelled against me.

³The ox knows its owner,

and the ass its master’s crib;

but Israel does not know,

my people does not understand.”

⁴Ah, sinful nation,

a people laden with iniquity,

offspring of evildoers,

sons who deal corruptly!

They have forsaken the Lord,

they have despised the Holy One of Israel,

they are utterly estranged.

⁵Why will you still be smitten,

that you continue to rebel?

The whole head is sick,

and the whole heart faint.

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

there is no soundness in it,

but bruises and sores

and bleeding wounds;

they are not pressed out, or bound up,

or softened with oil.

⁷Your country lies desolate,

your cities are burned with fire;

in your very presence

aliens devour your land;

it is desolate, as overthrown by aliens.