Isa 1:1-17 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

al[See ver. 13 above]

am 1 Kgs. 8:22

an Prov. 1:28; Mic. 3:4

ao ch. 59:3

ap[Jer. 2:22]

aq[1 Pet. 3:11]

ar Jer. 22:3

as[ver. 23; James 1:27]

Isaiah 1:1-17

1 The ^avision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem ^bin the days of ^cUzziah, ^dJotham, ^eAhaz, and ^fHezekiah, kings of Judah.

The Wickedness of Judah

2 ^gHear, O heavens, and give ear, O ^hearth;
for the Lord has spoken:
“Children ^{▼▼Or Sons; also verse 4} ^jhave I reared and brought up,
but they have rebelled against me.
3 The ox ^kknows its owner,
and the donkey its master’s crib,
but Israel does ^lnot know,
my people do not understand.”
4 Ah, sinful nation,
a people laden with iniquity,
^moffspring of evildoers,
children who deal corruptly!
They have forsaken the Lord,
they have ⁿdespised ^othe Holy One of Israel,
they are utterly ^pestranged.
5 Why will you still be ^qstruck down?
Why will you ^rcontinue to rebel?
The whole head is sick,
and the whole heart faint.
6 ^sFrom the sole of the foot even to the head,
there is no soundness in it,
but bruises and sores
and raw wounds;
they are ^tnot pressed out or bound up
or softened with oil.
7 ^uYour country lies desolate;
your cities are burned with fire;
in your very presence
foreigners devour your land;
it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners.
8 And ^vthe daughter of Zion is left
like a ^wbooth in a vineyard,
like a lodge in a cucumber field,
like a besieged city.
9 ^xIf the Lord of hosts
had not left us ^ya few survivors,
we should have been like ^zSodom,
and become like ^aaGomorrah.
10 Hear the word of the Lord,
you rulers of ^ab, ^acSodom!
Give ear to the teaching ^{▼▼Or law} of our God,
you people of ^aeGomorrah!
11 ^af“What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?
says the Lord;
I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
and the fat of well-fed beasts;
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
or of lambs, or of goats.
12 “When you come to ^agappear before me,
who has required of you
this trampling of my courts?
13 Bring no more vain offerings;
incense is an abomination to me.
^ahNew moon and Sabbath and the ^aicalling of convocations—
I cannot endure ^ajiniquity and ^aksolemn assembly.
14 Your ^alnew moons and your appointed feasts
my soul hates;
they have become a burden to me;
I am weary of bearing them.
15 When you ^amspread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
^aneven though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
^aoyour hands are full of blood.
16 ^apWash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
^aqcease to do evil,
17 learn to do good;
^arseek justice,
correct oppression;
^asbring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow’s cause.