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# Chapter 1
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1 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.
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2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth;
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for the Lord has spoken:
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“Children have I reared and brought up,
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but they have rebelled against me.
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3 The ox knows its owner,
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and the donkey its master's crib,
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but Israel does not know,
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my people do not understand.”
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4 Ah, sinful nation,
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a people laden with iniquity,
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offspring of evildoers,
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children who deal corruptly!
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They have forsaken the Lord,
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they have despised the Holy One of Israel,
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they are utterly estranged.
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5 Why will you still be struck down?
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Why will you continue to rebel?
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The whole head is sick,
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and the whole heart faint.
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6 From the sole of the foot even to the head,
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there is no soundness in it,
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but bruises and sores
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and raw wounds;
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they are not pressed out or bound up
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or softened with oil.
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7 Your country lies desolate;
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your cities are burned with fire;
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in your very presence
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foreigners devour your land;
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it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners.
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8 And the daughter of Zion is left
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like a booth in a vineyard,
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like a lodge in a cucumber field,
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like a besieged city.
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9 If the Lord of hosts
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had not left us a few survivors,
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we should have been like Sodom,
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and become like Gomorrah.
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10 Hear the word of the Lord,
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you rulers of Sodom!
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Give ear to the teaching of our God,
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you people of Gomorrah!
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11 “What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?
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says the Lord;
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I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
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and the fat of well-fed beasts;
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I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
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or of lambs, or of goats.
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12 “When you come to appear before me,
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who has required of you
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this trampling of my courts?
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13 Bring no more vain offerings;
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incense is an abomination to me.
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New moon and Sabbath and the calling of convocations—
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I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly.
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14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts
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my soul hates;
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they have become a burden to me;
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I am weary of bearing them.
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15 When you spread out your hands,
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I will hide my eyes from you;
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even though you make many prayers,
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I will not listen;
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your hands are full of blood.
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16 Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
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remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
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cease to do evil,
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17 learn to do good;
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seek justice,
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correct oppression;
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bring justice to the fatherless,
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plead the widow's cause.
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18 “Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord:
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though your sins are like scarlet,
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they shall be as white as snow;
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though they are red like crimson,
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they shall become like wool.
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19 If you are willing and obedient,
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you shall eat the good of the land;
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20 but if you refuse and rebel,
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you shall be eaten by the sword;
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for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
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21 How the faithful city
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has become a whore,
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she who was full of justice!
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Righteousness lodged in her,
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but now murderers.
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22 Your silver has become dross,
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your best wine mixed with water.
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23 Your princes are rebels
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and companions of thieves.
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Everyone loves a bribe
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and runs after gifts.
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They do not bring justice to the fatherless,
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and the widow's cause does not come to them.
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24 Therefore the Lord declares,
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the Lord of hosts,
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the Mighty One of Israel:
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“Ah, I will get relief from my enemies
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and avenge myself on my foes.
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25 I will turn my hand against you
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and will smelt away your dross as with lye
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and remove all your alloy.
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26 And I will restore your judges as at the first,
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and your counselors as at the beginning.
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Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness,
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the faithful city.”
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27 Zion shall be redeemed by justice,
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and those in her who repent, by righteousness.
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28 But rebels and sinners shall be broken together,
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and those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
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29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks
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that you desired;
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and you shall blush for the gardens
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that you have chosen.
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30 For you shall be like an oak
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whose leaf withers,
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and like a garden without water.
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31 And the strong shall become tinder,
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and his work a spark,
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and both of them shall burn together,
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with none to quench them. |