I.
The salvation of Jehovah to His beloved people and the nations
1:1—12:6
A.
Jehovah the Father's complaint against His children Israel, His chastisement of them, and His loving exhortation and promise to them
1:1—5:30
Isa. 1
:1
1:1
The
avision of
1Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of
bUzziah,
cJotham,
dAhaz,
and eHezekiah, the kings of Judah:
Isa. 1
:2
1:2
aHear, O heavens, and hearken, O earth,
For Jehovah has spoken:
I have brought up
1bchildren, and I have raised
them;
And
yet they have rebelled against Me.
Isa. 1
:3
1:3
The ox knows his owner,
And the donkey, his master’s manger;
But Israel does
anot know,
My people do not much consider.
Isa. 1
:4
1:4
Alas, sinful nation,
A people heavy with iniquity,
aSeed of evildoers,
Children acting corruptly!
They have forsaken Jehovah;
They have despised the Holy One of Israel;
They have become estranged
and have gone backward.
Isa. 1
:5
1:5
1Where will you be stricken again?
Will you continue
your 2apostasy?
The whole head has become sick,
And the whole heart faint;
Isa. 1
:6
1:6
From the sole of the foot even to the head,
There is no soundness in it,
Only bruises and blows
And raw wounds —
They have not been pressed out nor
abound up
Nor softened with oil.
Isa. 1
:7
1:7
Your land is a desolation;
Your cities are burned with fire;
Your field — in your sight
Strangers devour it;
It is a desolation, like something overthrown by strangers.
Isa. 1
:8
1:8
And the
adaughter of Zion is left
Like a booth in a vineyard,
Like a hut in a cucumber field,
Like a besieged city.
Isa. 1
:9
1:9
aUnless Jehovah
1of hosts
Had left to us a surviving few,
We would have been like
bSodom,
We would have resembled Gomorrah.
Isa. 1
:10
1:10
Hear the word of Jehovah,
You rulers of Sodom;
Hearken to the instruction of our God,
You people of Gomorrah.
Isa. 1
:11
1:11
What is the multitude of your
asacrifices to Me?
Says Jehovah.
I have had My fill of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle;
The blood of bulls and lambs
And goats, I do not delight in.
Isa. 1
:12
1:12
When you come to
aappear before Me,
Who has required this of your hand,
To trample My courts?
Isa. 1
:13
1:13
Bring no more vain offerings;
Incense is an abomination to Me.
New moon and Sabbath, the calling of convocations —
I cannot bear iniquity and the solemn assembly.
Isa. 1
:14
1:14
Your new moons and your appointed feasts
My soul
ahates;
They have become a burden on Me;
I am weary of bearing
them.
Isa. 1
:15
1:15
Thus, when you spread forth your
ahands,
I will hide My eyes from you;
Even though you multiply
your prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of
bblood;
Isa. 1
:16
1:16
1aWash yourselves; cleanse yourselves.
Turn away the evil of your deeds
From before My eyes.
Cease doing what is
bevil;
Isa. 1
:17
1:17
Learn to do good.
Seek justice;
Correct the ruthless.
Defend the
aorphan;
Plead for the widow.
Isa. 1
:18
1:18
Come now and let us reason together,
Says Jehovah.
Though your sins are like scarlet,
They will be as
awhite as
1snow;
Though they are as red as crimson,
They will be like
1wool.
Isa. 1
:19
1:19
If you are willing and listen,
You will eat the good of the land;
Isa. 1
:20
1:20
But if you refuse and rebel,
You will be devoured by the sword;
For the mouth of Jehovah has spoken.
Isa. 1
:21
1:21
How the faithful city
Has become a
aharlot!
She who was full of justice,
She in whom righteousness
once lodged,
But now murderers!
Isa. 1
:22
1:22
Your silver has become dross;
Your wine diluted with water;
Isa. 1
:23
1:23
Your rulers are rebellious
And companions of thieves;
They all love bribes
And chase after rewards;
They do not defend the orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
Isa. 1
:24
1:24
Hence, the Lord Jehovah of hosts,
The Mighty One of Israel, declares:
Ah, I will ease Myself of My
1adversaries,
And I will avenge Myself of My
1enemies;
Isa. 1
:25
1:25
And I will turn My hand against you.
I will thoroughly
apurge away your dross as with lye,
And I will remove all your alloy.
Isa. 1
:26
1:26
And I will restore your judges as at the first
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward you will be called the city of righteousness,
The faithful city.
Isa. 1
:27
1:27
Zion will be ransomed with justice,
And her returning ones with righteousness.
Isa. 1
:28
1:28
And there will be the shattering of rebels and sinners together,
And those who forsake Jehovah will meet their end.
Isa. 1
:29
1:29
For 1you will be ashamed of the
2terebinths That you have taken pleasure in;
And you will be embarrassed at the gardens
That you have chosen.
Isa. 1
:30
1:30
For you will be like a terebinth
Whose leaves are falling,
And like a garden
In which there is no water;
Isa. 1
:31
1:31
And the strong man will become
1tow,
And his work a spark;
And they will both burn together,
And there will be none to extinguish
them.
