Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 46:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Listen to me, you hard-hearted, far removed from justice: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Listen to Me, you stiff-hearted and you who have lost heart, you who are far from righteousness (from uprightness and right standing with God, and from His righteous deliverance). American Standard Version (1901) Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness: Common English Bible Listen to me, you bullheaded people who are far from victory: Catholic Public Domain Version Hear me, you who are hard of heart, who are far from justice! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I have brought my justice near: it shall not be afar off, and my salvation shall not tarry. I will give salvation in Sion and my glory in Israel. |
Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
‘Come, gather together, and approach, you fugitives of the nations. Those who carry their wooden idols and pray to a god who cannot save have no knowledge.
‘Listen to me, house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
‘Listen to this, house of Jacob – those who are called by the name Israel and have descended from Judah, who swear by the name of the Lord and declare the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness.
Because I know that you are stubborn, and your neck is iron and your forehead bronze,
For the vineyard of the Lord of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah, the plant he delighted in. He expected justice but saw injustice; he expected righteousness but heard cries of despair.
Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far off. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil is plundered. The Lord saw that there was no justice, and he was offended.
All of us have become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like a polluted garment; all of us wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
All the people – Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria #– #will know it. They will say with pride and arrogance,
This is what the Lord says: What fault did your ancestors find in me that they went so far from me, followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?
Those who turn justice into wormwood also throw righteousness to the ground.
Why do you force me to look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Oppression and violence are right in front of me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
‘You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit. As your ancestors did, you do also.
But now, in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.