Isaiah 1:1-9 ▼

1 This is the vision that Amoz's son Isaiah had about Judah and Jerusalem during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

2 Listen, you heavens, and let the earth pay attention, because the LORD has spoken: |I reared children and brought them to adulthood, but then they rebelled against me.

3 The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's feeding trough, but Israel doesn't know, and my people don't understand.

4 |Oh, you sinful nation! You people burdened down by iniquity! You offspring of those who keep practicing what is evil! You corrupt children! |They've abandoned the LORD; they've despised the Holy One of Israel; in their estrangement, they've walked away from me.

5 |Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? Your whole head is sick, and your whole heart is faint.

6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there's no soundness evident — only bruises, sores, and festering wounds that haven't been cleaned out, bandaged, or treated with oil.|

7 |Your country lies desolate; your cities have been incinerated. Before your very eyes, foreigners are devouring your land— they've brought devastation on it, while the land is overthrown by foreigners.

8 |The daughter of Zion is left abandoned, like a booth in a vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber field, or like a city under siege.

9 If the Lord of the Heavenly Armies hadn't left us a few survivors, we would be like Sodom; we would be like Gomorrah.