Chapter 1

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw¹ concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Hear,³ O heavens, and give ear,⁵⁴ O earth: for the LORD hath spoken,¹⁴ I have nourished¹⁴ and brought up³¹ children, and they have rebelled¹ against me.

The ox knoweth¹ his owner,⁶ and the ass his master's crib: [but] Israel doth not know,¹ my people doth not consider.¹¹⁰

Ah sinful⁶ nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers,⁵⁶ children that are corrupters:⁵⁶ they have forsaken^{1 853} the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger,¹⁴ they are gone away⁸ backward.

Why should ye be stricken⁹³ any more? ye will revolt more and more:⁵⁵ the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

From the sole of the foot even unto the head [there is] no soundness in it; [but] wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed,¹ neither bound up,²⁷ neither mollified²⁷ with ointment.

Your country [is] desolate, your cities [are] burned⁷ with fire: your land, strangers⁵ devour⁶ it in your presence, and [it is] desolate, as overthrown by strangers.⁵

And the daughter of Zion is left⁸ as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged⁷ city.

Except the LORD of hosts had left⁵² unto us a very small remnant, we should have been¹ as Sodom, [and] we should have been like¹ unto Gomorrah.

Hear³ the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear⁵⁴ unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith⁴ the LORD: I am full¹ of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight¹ not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

When ye come⁴ to appear⁹ before me, who hath required¹⁴ this at your hand, to tread² my courts?

Bring⁵³ no more⁵⁵ vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling² of assemblies, I cannot away with;⁴ [it is] iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth:¹ they are a trouble unto me; I am weary⁸ to bear² [them].

And when ye spread forth¹⁵ your hands, I will hide⁵⁵ mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many⁵⁵ prayers, I will not hear:⁶ your hands are full¹ of blood.

Wash³ you, make you clean;¹⁰⁰ put away⁵⁴ the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease³ to do evil;⁵³

Learn³ to do well;⁵³ seek³ judgment, relieve¹⁶ the oppressed, judge³ the fatherless, plead³ for the widow.

Come³ now, and let us reason together,¹¹ saith⁴ the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white⁵⁵ as snow; though they be red⁵⁵ like crimson, they shall be as wool.

If ye be willing⁴ and obedient,¹ ye shall eat⁴ the good of the land:

But if ye refuse¹⁷ and rebel,¹ ye shall be devoured²⁹ with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken¹⁴ [it].

How is the faithful¹² city become an harlot!⁶ it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged⁴ in it; but now murderers.¹⁸

Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed⁷ with water:

Thy princes [are] rebellious,⁶ and companions of thieves: every one loveth⁶ gifts, and followeth⁶ after rewards: they judge⁴ not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come⁴ unto them.

Therefore saith⁷ the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease¹¹ me of mine adversaries, and avenge¹¹ me of mine enemies:⁶

And I will turn⁵⁵ my hand upon thee, and purely purge away⁴ thy dross, and take away⁵⁵ all thy tin:

And I will restore⁵⁵ thy judges⁶ as at the first, and thy counsellors⁶ as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called,¹¹ The city of righteousness, the faithful¹² city.

Zion shall be redeemed¹¹ with judgment, and her converts⁶ with righteousness.

And the destruction of the transgressors⁶ and of the sinners [shall be] together, and they that forsake⁶ the LORD shall be consumed.⁴

For they shall be ashamed⁴ of the oaks which ye have desired,¹ and ye shall be confounded⁴ for the gardens that ye have chosen.¹

For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth,⁶ and as a garden that hath no water.

And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn¹ together, and none shall quench¹⁸ [them].