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# Chapter 1
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1 The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah.
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2 Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth,
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for the Lord has spoken:
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“I have raised children and brought them 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 feeding trough,
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but Israel does not know;
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my people do not understand.”
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4 Oh sinful nation,
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people weighed down with iniquity,
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brood of evildoers,
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depraved children!
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They have abandoned the Lord;
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they have despised the Holy One of Israel;
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they have turned their backs on him.
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5 Why do you want more beatings?
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Why do you keep on rebelling?
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The whole head is hurt,
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and the whole heart is sick.
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6 From the sole of the foot even to the head,
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no spot is uninjured—
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wounds, welts, and festering sores
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not cleansed, bandaged,
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or soothed with oil.
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7 Your land is desolate,
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your cities burned down;
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foreigners devour your fields
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right in front of you—
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a desolation, like a place demolished by foreigners.
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8 Daughter Zion is abandoned
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like a shelter in a vineyard,
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like a shack in a cucumber field,
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like a besieged city.
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9 If the Lord of Armies
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had not left us a few survivors,
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we would be like Sodom,
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we would resemble Gomorrah.
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10 Hear the word of the Lord,
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you rulers of Sodom!
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Listen to the instruction of our God,
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you people of Gomorrah!
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11 “What are all your sacrifices to me?”
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asks the Lord.
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“I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
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and the fat of well-fed cattle;
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I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
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lambs, or male goats.
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12 When you come to appear before me,
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who requires this from you—
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this trampling of my courts?
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13 Stop bringing useless offerings.
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Your incense is detestable to me.
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New Moons and Sabbaths,
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and the calling of solemn assemblies—
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I cannot stand iniquity with a festival.
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14 I hate your New Moons and prescribed festivals.
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They have become a burden to me;
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I am tired of putting up with them.
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15 When you spread out your hands in prayer,
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I will refuse to look at you;
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even if you offer countless prayers,
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I will not listen.
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Your hands are covered with blood.
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16 “Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves.
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Remove your evil deeds from my sight.
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Stop doing evil.
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17 Learn to do what is good.
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Pursue justice.
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Correct the oppressor.
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Defend the rights of the fatherless.
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Plead the widow’s cause.
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18 “Come, let’s settle this,”
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says the Lord.
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“Though your sins are scarlet,
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they will be as white as snow;
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though they are crimson red,
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they will be like wool.
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19 If you are willing and obedient,
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you will eat the good things of the land.
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20 But if you refuse and rebel,
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you will be devoured by the sword.”
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For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
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21 The faithful town—
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what an adulteress she has become!
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She was once full of justice.
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Righteousness once dwelt in her,
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but now, murderers!
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22 Your silver has become dross to be discarded,
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your beer is diluted with water.
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23 Your rulers are rebels,
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friends of thieves.
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They all love graft
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and chase after bribes.
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They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
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and the widow’s case never comes before them.
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24 Therefore the Lord God of Armies,
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the Mighty One of Israel, declares:
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“Ah, I will get even with my foes;
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I will take revenge against my enemies.
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25 I will turn my hand against you
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and will burn away your dross completely;
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I will remove all your impurities.
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26 I will restore your judges to what they were at first,
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and your advisers to what they were at the start.
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Afterward you will be called the Righteous City,
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a Faithful Town.”
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27 Zion will be redeemed by justice,
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those who repent, by righteousness.
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28 At the same time both rebels and sinners will be broken,
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and those who abandon the Lord will perish.
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29 Indeed, they will be ashamed of the sacred trees
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you desired,
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and you will be embarrassed because of the garden shrines
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you have chosen.
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30 For you will become like an oak
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whose leaves are withered,
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and like a garden without water.
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31 The strong one will become tinder,
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and his work a spark;
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both will burn together,
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with no one to extinguish the flames. |