Isaías 1

1 The vision  * 1:1 Pr 29:18; Dn 8:1; Ob 1; Nah 1:1; Hab 2:2–3 concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah  * 1:1 Is 2:1; 13:1 son of Amoz saw during the reigns  * 1:1 ca 792–686 BC of Kings Uzziah,  * 1:1 2Ch 26:3–5 Jotham,  * 1:1 2Kg 15:32–38 Ahaz,  * 1:1 2Kg 16:1–4 and Hezekiah  * 1:1 2Kg 18:1–8 of Judah.  * 1:1 Hs 1:1; Mc 1:1

Judah on Trial

2 Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth,  * 1:2 Dt 4:26; 32:1; Is 30:1; Mc 1:2

for the Lord has spoken:

"I have raised children  * 1:2 Or sons, also in v. 4 and brought them up,

but they have rebelled against me.  * 1:2 Is 30:1

3 The ox knows its owner,

and the donkey its master’s feeding trough,

but Israel does not know;

my people do not understand."  * 1:3 Jr 8:7

4 Oh sinful nation,

people weighed down with iniquity,  * 1:4 Is 13:11

brood of evildoers,  * 1:4 Is 14:20; Mt 3:7

depraved children!

They have abandoned  * 1:4 Dt 4:31 the  Lord;

they have despised  * 1:4 Nm 14:11; Dt 31:20; Pr 5:12; Is 5:24 the Holy One of Israel;  * 1:4 Is 5:19,24; 10:20; 12:6; 29:19; 30:11–15

they have turned their backs on him.

5 Why do you want more beatings?

Why do you keep on rebelling?

The whole head is hurt,

and the whole heart is sick.

6 From the sole of the foot even to the head,  * 1:6 Jb 2:7

no spot is uninjured  * 1:6 Ps 38:3  —

wounds, welts, and festering sores

not cleansed, bandaged,

or soothed with oil.

7 Your land is desolate,

your cities burned down;  * 1:7 Lv 26:33; Dt 28:51–52; Is 6:11–12; Jr 44:6

foreigners devour your fields

right in front of you —

a desolation, like a place demolished by foreigners.

8 Daughter Zion  * 1:8 Is 10:32; 37:22; Zch 2:10; 9:9 is abandoned

like a shelter in a vineyard,

like a shack in a cucumber field,

like a besieged city.

9 If the Lord of Armies  * 1:9 1Sm 17:45

had not left us a few survivors,  * 1:9 Is 10:21–22

we would be like Sodom,

we would resemble Gomorrah.  * 1:9 Gn 19:24–25; Is 3:9; 13:19; Rm 9:29

10 Hear the word of the  Lord,  * 1:10 Is 28:14

you rulers of Sodom!

Listen to the instruction of our God,

you people of Gomorrah!  * 1:10 Is 3:9; Ezk 16:46–49,55; Rv 11:8

11 "What are all your sacrifices to me? "

asks the Lord.

"I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams

and the fat of well-fed cattle;

I have no desire for the blood of bulls,

lambs, or male goats.  * 1:11 1Sm 15:22; Jr 6:20; Hs 6:6; Am 5:21–24; Mt 23:23; Mk 12:33

12 When you come to appear before me,

who requires this from you —

this trampling of my courts?

13 Stop bringing useless offerings.  * 1:13 Mal 1:10

Your incense is detestable to me.

New Moons and Sabbaths,  * 1:13 Nm 28:11; 1Ch 23:31

and the calling of solemn assemblies  * 1:13 Ex 12:16; Lv 23:36  —

I cannot stand iniquity  * 1:13 Is 13:11 with a festival.

14 I hate your New Moons and prescribed festivals.

They have become a burden to me;

I am tired of putting up with them.

15 When you spread out your hands in prayer,  * 1:15 1Kg 8:22

I will refuse to look at you;

even if you offer countless prayers,

I will not listen.  * 1:15 Is 59:2; Jr 7:16; Ezk 8:18; Am 5:23; Hab 1:2; Zch 7:13

Your hands are covered with blood.  * 1:15 Pr 1:28; Is 59:1–3; Mc 3:4

Purification of Jerusalem

16 "Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves.  * 1:16 Ps 26:6; Is 4:4; 52:11

Remove your evil deeds from my sight.

Stop doing evil.  * 1:16 Jr 25:5

17 Learn to do what is good.

Pursue justice.  * 1:17 Dt 16:20; 1Kg 3:11; Ps 89:14; Is 10:2; 11:4; Am 5:15; Zch 7:9

Correct the oppressor.  * 1:17 Or Aid the oppressed

Defend the rights of the fatherless.

Plead the widow’s cause.

18 "Come, let’s settle this,"  * 1:18 Is 41:1,21; 43:26; Mc 6:2

says the Lord.

"Though your sins are scarlet,

they will be as white as snow;  * 1:18 Ps 51:7; Is 43:25; 44:22; Rv 7:14

though they are crimson red,

they will be like wool.

19 If you are willing and obedient,

you will eat the good things of the land.  * 1:19–20 Dt 30:15–20

20 But if you refuse and rebel,

you will be devoured by the sword."  * 1:20 Jr 12:12

For the mouth of the  Lord has spoken.  * 1:20 Is 24:3; 40:5; 58:14; Mc 4:4

21 The faithful town —

what an adulteress  * 1:21 Or prostitute she has become!

She was once full of justice.

Righteousness once dwelt in her,

but now, murderers!

22 Your silver has become dross to be discarded,

your beer  * 1:22 Or wine is diluted with water.

23 Your rulers are rebels,

friends of thieves.  * 1:23 Hs 5:10

They all love graft

and chase after bribes.  * 1:23 Ex 23:8; Mc 7:2–6

They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,

and the widow’s case never comes before them.  * 1:23 Ex 22:22; Dt 24:17; Is 10:2; Jr 5:28; Ezk 22:7; Zch 7:10

24 Therefore the Lord God of Armies,

the Mighty One of Israel, declares:

"Ah, I will get even with my foes;

I will take revenge against my enemies.  * 1:24 Is 35:4; 59:18; Jr 46:10

25 I will turn my hand against you  * 1:25 Ps 81:14; Is 5:25; Am 1:8

and will burn away your dross completely;  * 1:25 Lit dross as with lye

I will remove all your impurities.  * 1:25 Ezk 22:20; Mal 3:3

26 I will restore your judges  * 1:26 Is 60:17; Mt 19:28 to what they were at first,

and your advisers to what they were at the start.

Afterward you will be called the Righteous City,  * 1:26 Is 33:5; 60:14; 62:1–2; Zch 8:3

a Faithful Town."

27 Zion will be redeemed by justice,

those who repent, by righteousness.  * 1:27 Rm 3:26

28 At the same time both rebels and sinners will be broken,

and those who abandon the  Lord will perish.

29 Indeed, they  * 1:29 Some Hb mss; other Hb mss, Tg read you will be ashamed of the sacred trees

you desired,  * 1:29 Is 2:8; 57:5; Hs 4:13

and you will be embarrassed because of the garden shrines

you have chosen.  * 1:29 Is 65:3; 66:17

30 For you will become like an oak

whose leaves are withered,

and like a garden without water.  * 1:30 Ps 1:3; Is 64:6

31 The strong one will become tinder,

and his work a spark;

both will burn together,  * 1:31 Is 5:24; 9:19; 26:11; 33:11–14

with no one to extinguish the flames.  * 1:31 Is 66:24; Mt 3:12; Mk 9:43