1 H2377The visionH3470of IsaiahH1121the sonH531of AmozH2372, which he saw[H8804] H3063concerning JudahH3389and JerusalemH3117in the daysH5818of UzziahH3147, JothamH271, AhazH3169, and HezekiahH4428, kingsH3063of Judah. 2 H8085Hear[H8798] H8064, O heavensH238, and give ear[H8685] H776, O earthH3068: for the LORDH1696hath spoken[H8765] H1431, I have nourished[H8765] H7311and brought up[H8790] H1121childrenH6586, and they have rebelled[H8804] against me. 3 H7794The oxH3045knoweth[H8804] H7069his owner[H8802] H2543, and the assH1167his master'sH18cribH3478: but IsraelH3045doth not know[H8804] H5971, my peopleH995doth not consider[H8712] . 4 H1945AhH2398sinful[H8802] H1471nationH5971, a peopleH3515ladenH5771with iniquityH2233, a seedH7489of evildoers[H8688] H1121, childrenH7843that are corrupters[H8688] H5800: they have forsaken[H8804] H853 H3068the LORDH5006, they have provokedH853 H6918the Holy OneH3478of IsraelH5006unto anger[H8765] H2114, they are gone away[H8738] H268backward. 5 H5221Why should ye be stricken[H8714] H5627any more? ye will revoltH3254more and more[H8686] H7218: the whole headH2483is sickH3824, and the whole heartH1742faint. 6 H3709From the soleH7272of the footH7218even unto the headH4974there is no soundnessH6482in it; but woundsH2250, and bruisesH2961, and putrifyingH4347soresH2115: they have not been closed[H8804] H2280, neither bound up[H8795] H7401, neither mollified[H8795] H8081with ointment. 7 H776Your countryH8077is desolateH5892, your citiesH8313are burned[H8803] H784with fireH127: your landH2114, strangers[H8801] H398devour[H8802] H8077it in your presence, and it is desolateH4114, as overthrownH2114by strangers[H8801] . 8 H1323And the daughterH6726of ZionH3498is left[H8738] H5521as a cottageH3754in a vineyardH4412, as a lodgeH4750in a garden of cucumbersH5341, as a besieged[H8803] H5892city. 9 H3884ExceptH3068the LORDH6635of hostsH3498had left[H8689] H4592unto us a very smallH8300remnantH1961, we should have been[H8804] H5467as SodomH1819, and we should have been like[H8804] H6017unto Gomorrah. 10 H8085Hear[H8798] H1697the wordH3068of the LORDH7101, ye rulersH5467of SodomH238; give ear[H8685] H8451unto the lawH430of our GodH5971, ye peopleH6017of Gomorrah. 11 H4100To whatH7230purpose is the multitudeH2077of your sacrificesH559unto me? saith[H8799] H3068the LORDH7646: I am full[H8804] H5930of the burnt offeringsH352of ramsH2459, and the fatH4806of fed beastsH2654; and I delight[H8804] H1818not in the bloodH6499of bullocksH3532, or of lambsH6260, or of he goats. 12 H935When ye come[H8799] H7200to appear[H8736] H6440beforeH1245me, who hath required[H8765] H3027this at your handH7429, to tread[H8800] H2691my courts? 13 H935Bring[H8687] H3254no more[H8686] H7723vainH4503oblationsH7004; incenseH8441is an abominationH2320unto me; the new moonsH7676and sabbathsH7121, the calling[H8800] H4744of assembliesH3201, I cannot away with[H8799] H205; it is iniquityH6116, even the solemn meeting. 14 H2320Your new moonsH4150and your appointed feastsH5315my soulH8130hateth[H8804] H2960: they are a troubleH3811unto me; I am weary[H8738] H5375to bear[H8800] them . 15 H6566And when ye spread forth[H8763] H3709your handsH5956, I will hide[H8686] H5869mine eyesH7235from you: yea, when ye make many[H8686] H8605prayersH8085, I will not hear[H8802] H3027: your handsH4390are full[H8804] H1818of blood. 16 H7364Wash[H8798] H2135you, make you clean[H8690] H5493; put away[H8685] H7455the evilH4611of your doingsH5048from beforeH5869mine eyesH2308; cease[H8798] H7489to do evil[H8687] ; 17 H3925Learn[H8798] H3190to do well[H8687] H1875; seek[H8798] H4941judgmentH833, relieve[H8761] H2541the oppressedH8199, judge[H8798] H3490the fatherlessH7378, plead[H8798] H490for the widow. 18 H3212Come now[H8798] H3198, and let us reason together[H8735] H559, saith[H8799] H3068the LORDH2399: though your sinsH8144be as scarletH3835, they shall be as white[H8686] H7950as snowH119; though they be red[H8686] H8438like crimsonH6785, they shall be as wool. 19 H14If ye be willing[H8799] H8085and obedient[H8804] H398, ye shall eat[H8799] H2898the goodH776of the land: 20 H3985But if ye refuse[H8762] H4784and rebel[H8804] H398, ye shall be devoured[H8792] H2719with the swordH6310: for the mouthH3068of the LORDH1696hath spoken[H8765] it . 21 H539How is the faithful[H8737] H7151cityH2181become an harlot[H8802] H4392! it was fullH4941of judgmentH6664; righteousnessH3885lodged[H8799] H7523in it; but now murderers[H8764] . 22 H3701Thy silverH5509is become drossH5435, thy wineH4107mixed[H8803] H4325with water: 23 H8269Thy princesH5637are rebellious[H8802] H2270, and companionsH1590of thievesH157: every one loveth[H8802] H7810giftsH7291, and followeth[H8802] H8021after rewardsH8199: they judge[H8799] H3490not the fatherlessH7379, neither doth the causeH490of the widowH935come[H8799] unto them. 24 H5002Therefore saith[H8803] H113the LordH3068, the LORDH6635of hostsH46, the mighty OneH3478of IsraelH1945, AhH5162, I will ease[H8735] H6862me of mine adversariesH5358, and avenge[H8735] H341me of mine enemies[H8802] : 25 H7725And I will turn[H8686] H3027my handH1253upon thee, and purelyH6884purge away[H8799] H5509thy drossH5493, and take away[H8686] H913all thy tin: 26 H7725And I will restore[H8686] H8199thy judges[H8802] H7223as at the firstH3289, and thy counsellors[H8802] H8462as at the beginningH310: afterwardH7121thou shalt be called[H8735] H5892, The cityH6664of righteousnessH539, the faithful[H8737] H7151city. 27 H6726ZionH6299shall be redeemed[H8735] H4941with judgmentH7725, and her converts[H8802] H6666with righteousness. 28 H7667And the destructionH6586of the transgressors[H8802] H2400and of the sinnersH3162shall be togetherH5800, and they that forsake[H8802] H3068the LORDH3615shall be consumed[H8799] . 29 H954For they shall be ashamed[H8799] H352of the oaksH2530which ye have desired[H8804] H2659, and ye shall be confounded[H8799] H1593for the gardensH977that ye have chosen[H8804] . 30 H424For ye shall be as an oakH5929whose leafH5034fadeth[H8802] H1593, and as a gardenH4325that hath no water. 31 H2634And the strongH5296shall be as towH6467, and the makerH5213of it as a sparkH8147, and they shall bothH1197burn[H8804] H3162togetherH3518, and none shall quench[H8764] them . |