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Judah Called to Repentance
The 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.
The 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.
Listen, O heavens! Pay attention, earth!
This is what the LORD says:
“The children I raised and cared for
have rebelled against me.
This is what the LORD says:
“The children I raised and cared for
have rebelled against me.
The Wickedness of Judah
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth!
For the Lord has spoken:
“I have nourished and brought up children,
And they have rebelled against Me;
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth!
For the Lord has spoken:
“I have nourished and brought up children,
And they have rebelled against Me;
Even an ox knows its owner,
and a donkey recognizes its master’s care —
but Israel doesn’t know its master.
My people don’t recognize my care for them.”
and a donkey recognizes its master’s care —
but Israel doesn’t know its master.
My people don’t recognize my care for them.”
Oh, what a sinful nation they are —
loaded down with a burden of guilt.
They are evil people,
corrupt children who have rejected the LORD.
They have despised the Holy One of Israel
and turned their backs on him.
loaded down with a burden of guilt.
They are evil people,
corrupt children who have rejected the LORD.
They have despised the Holy One of Israel
and turned their backs on him.
Why do you continue to invite punishment?
Must you rebel forever?
Your head is injured,
and your heart is sick.
Must you rebel forever?
Your head is injured,
and your heart is sick.
Why should you be stricken again?
You will revolt more and more.
The whole head is sick,
And the whole heart faints.
You will revolt more and more.
The whole head is sick,
And the whole heart faints.
You are battered from head to foot —
covered with bruises, welts, and infected wounds —
without any soothing ointments or bandages.
covered with bruises, welts, and infected wounds —
without any soothing ointments or bandages.
From the sole of the foot even to the head,
There is no soundness in it,
But wounds and bruises and putrefying sores;
They have not been closed or bound up,
Or soothed with ointment.
There is no soundness in it,
But wounds and bruises and putrefying sores;
They have not been closed or bound up,
Or soothed with ointment.
Your country lies in ruins,
and your towns are burned.
Foreigners plunder your fields before your eyes
and destroy everything they see.
and your towns are burned.
Foreigners plunder your fields before your eyes
and destroy everything they see.
Your country is desolate,
Your cities are burned with fire;
Strangers devour your land in your presence;
And it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Your cities are burned with fire;
Strangers devour your land in your presence;
And it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Unless the Lord of hosts
Had left to us a very small remnant,
We would have become like Sodom,
We would have been made like Gomorrah.
Had left to us a very small remnant,
We would have become like Sodom,
We would have been made like Gomorrah.
Listen to the LORD, you leaders of “Sodom.”
Listen to the law of our God, people of “Gomorrah.”
Listen to the law of our God, people of “Gomorrah.”
Hear the word of the Lord,
You rulers of Sodom;
Give ear to the law of our God,
You people of Gomorrah:
You rulers of Sodom;
Give ear to the law of our God,
You people of Gomorrah:
“What makes you think I want all your sacrifices?”
says the LORD.
“I am sick of your burnt offerings of rams
and the fat of fattened cattle.
I get no pleasure from the blood
of bulls and lambs and goats.
says the LORD.
“I am sick of your burnt offerings of rams
and the fat of fattened cattle.
I get no pleasure from the blood
of bulls and lambs and goats.
“To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?”
Says the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle.
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
Or of lambs or goats.
Says the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle.
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
Or of lambs or goats.
When you come to worship me,
who asked you to parade through my courts with all your ceremony?
who asked you to parade through my courts with all your ceremony?
“When you come to appear before Me,
Who has required this from your hand,
To trample My courts?
Who has required this from your hand,
To trample My courts?
Stop bringing me your meaningless gifts;
the incense of your offerings disgusts me!
As for your celebrations of the new moon and the Sabbath
and your special days for fasting —
they are all sinful and false.
I want no more of your pious meetings.
the incense of your offerings disgusts me!
As for your celebrations of the new moon and the Sabbath
and your special days for fasting —
they are all sinful and false.
I want no more of your pious meetings.
I hate your new moon celebrations and your annual festivals.
They are a burden to me. I cannot stand them!
They are a burden to me. I cannot stand them!
Your New Moons and your appointed feasts
My soul hates;
They are a trouble to Me,
I am weary of bearing them.
My soul hates;
They are a trouble to Me,
I am weary of bearing them.
When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look.
Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen,
for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.
Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen,
for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.
Wash yourselves and be clean!
Get your sins out of my sight.
Give up your evil ways.
Get your sins out of my sight.
Give up your evil ways.
“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
Cease to do evil,
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
Cease to do evil,
Learn to do good.
Seek justice.
Help the oppressed.
Defend the cause of orphans.
Fight for the rights of widows.
Seek justice.
Help the oppressed.
Defend the cause of orphans.
Fight for the rights of widows.
“Come now, let’s settle this,”
says the LORD.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
I will make them as white as snow.
Though they are red like crimson,
I will make them as white as wool.
says the LORD.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
I will make them as white as snow.
Though they are red like crimson,
I will make them as white as wool.
“Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.
If you will only obey me,
you will have plenty to eat.
you will have plenty to eat.
If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the good of the land;
You shall eat the good of the land;
But if you turn away and refuse to listen,
you will be devoured by the sword of your enemies.
I, the LORD, have spoken!”
Unfaithful Jerusalem
you will be devoured by the sword of your enemies.
I, the LORD, have spoken!”
Unfaithful Jerusalem
But if you refuse and rebel,
You shall be devoured by the sword”;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
You shall be devoured by the sword”;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
See how Jerusalem, once so faithful,
has become a prostitute.
Once the home of justice and righteousness,
she is now filled with murderers.
has become a prostitute.
Once the home of justice and righteousness,
she is now filled with murderers.
Once like pure silver,
you have become like worthless slag.
Once so pure,
you are now like watered-down wine.
you have become like worthless slag.
Once so pure,
you are now like watered-down wine.
Your silver has become dross,
Your wine mixed with water.
Your wine mixed with water.
Your leaders are rebels,
the companions of thieves.
All of them love bribes
and demand payoffs,
but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans
or fight for the rights of widows.
the companions of thieves.
All of them love bribes
and demand payoffs,
but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans
or fight for the rights of widows.
Your princes are rebellious,
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves bribes,
And follows after rewards.
They do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves bribes,
And follows after rewards.
They do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
Therefore, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
the Mighty One of Israel, says,
“I will take revenge on my enemies
and pay back my foes!
the Mighty One of Israel, says,
“I will take revenge on my enemies
and pay back my foes!
I will raise my fist against you.
I will melt you down and skim off your slag.
I will remove all your impurities.
I will melt you down and skim off your slag.
I will remove all your impurities.
Then I will give you good judges again
and wise counselors like you used to have.
Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice
and the Faithful City.”
and wise counselors like you used to have.
Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice
and the Faithful City.”
I will restore your judges as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.”
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.”
Zion will be restored by justice;
those who repent will be revived by righteousness.
those who repent will be revived by righteousness.
But rebels and sinners will be completely destroyed,
and those who desert the LORD will be consumed.
and those who desert the LORD will be consumed.
The destruction of transgressors and of sinners shall be together,
And those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
And those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
You will be ashamed of your idol worship
in groves of sacred oaks.
You will blush because you worshiped
in gardens dedicated to idols.
in groves of sacred oaks.
You will blush because you worshiped
in gardens dedicated to idols.
You will be like a great tree with withered leaves,
like a garden without water.
like a garden without water.
For you shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fades,
And as a garden that has no water.
And as a garden that has no water.
The strongest among you will disappear like straw;
their evil deeds will be the spark that sets it on fire.
They and their evil works will burn up together,
and no one will be able to put out the fire.
their evil deeds will be the spark that sets it on fire.
They and their evil works will burn up together,
and no one will be able to put out the fire.
The strong shall be as tinder,
And the work of it as a spark;
Both will burn together,
And no one shall quench them.
And the work of it as a spark;
Both will burn together,
And no one shall quench them.