1 The *ch. 6:1vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem *Hos. 1:1;Mic. 1:1in the days of *[2 Kgs. 15:1,7]; See 2 Chr. 26Uzziah, *See 2 Kgs. 15:32-38;2 Chr. 27Jotham, *ch. 7:1,3,10,12;14:28;See 2 Kgs. 16;2 Chr. 28Ahaz, and *See ch. 37:2–39:8; 2 Kgs. 18–20; 2 Chr. 29–32Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

2 *Deut. 32:1;[Deut. 4:26] Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O *Mic. 1:2;6:2earth;

for the Lord has spoken:

"Children*1:2 Or Sons; also verse 4*[Deut. 32:6,10,15]have I reared and brought up,

but they have rebelled against me.

3 The ox *[Jer. 8:7]knows its owner,

and the donkey its master’s crib,

but Israel does *[Jer. 8:7]not know,

my people do not understand."

4 Ah, sinful nation,

a people laden with iniquity,

*[Matt. 3:7] offspring of evildoers,

children who deal corruptly!

They have forsaken the Lord,

they have *ch. 5:24despised *See ch. 31:1the Holy One of Israel,

they are utterly *Ezek. 14:5estranged.

5 Why will you still be *Jer. 5:3;[ch. 9:13] struck down?

Why will you *ch. 31:6continue to rebel?

The whole head is sick,

and the whole heart faint.

6 *Ps. 38:3From the sole of the foot even to the head,

there is no soundness in it,

but bruises and sores

and raw wounds;

they are *[Jer. 8:22]not pressed out or bound up

or softened with oil.

7 *ch. 5:5;6:11,12;Deut. 28:51,52Your 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 *ch. 10:32;37:22;Zech. 2:10;9:9the daughter of Zion is left

like a *Job 27:18booth in a vineyard,

like a lodge in a cucumber field,

like a besieged city.

9 *Lam. 3:22If the Lord of hosts

had not left us *ch. 10:21,22;Cited Rom. 9:29a few survivors,

we should have been like *ch. 13:19;Gen. 19:24,25Sodom,

and become like *ch. 13:19;Gen. 19:24,25Gomorrah.

10 Hear the word of the Lord,

you rulers of *Ezek. 16:46,48,49,55;[ch. 3:9;Rev. 11:8] *[Deut. 32:32]Sodom!

Give ear to the teaching*1:10 Or law of our God,

you people of *[Deut. 32:32]Gomorrah!

11 *Prov. 15:8;Jer. 6:20;Mal. 1:10;[ch. 66:3]; See 1 Sam. 15:22"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 *Ex. 23:17;34:23appear before me,

who has required of you

this trampling of my courts?

13 Bring no more vain offerings;

incense is an abomination to me.

*Num. 28:11;1 Chr. 23:31New moon and Sabbath and the *Ex. 12:16;Lev. 23:36calling of convocations—

I cannot endure *[Jer. 7:9,10] iniquity and *See Joel 2:15-17solemn assembly.

14 Your *[See ver. 13above]new moons and your appointed feasts

my soul hates;

they have become a burden to me;

I am weary of bearing them.

15 When you *1 Kgs. 8:22spread out your hands,

I will hide my eyes from you;

*Prov. 1:28;Mic. 3:4even though you make many prayers,

I will not listen;

*ch. 59:3your hands are full of blood.

16 *[Jer. 2:22] Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;

remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;

*[1 Pet. 3:11]cease to do evil,

17 learn to do good;

*Jer. 22:3seek justice,

correct oppression;

*[ver. 23; James 1:27]bring justice to the fatherless,

plead the widow’s cause.

18 "Come now, *Mic. 6:2;[ch. 43:26] let us reason*1:18 Or dispute together, says the Lord:

though your sins are like scarlet,

they shall be as *Ps. 51:7;[Rev. 7:14]white as snow;

though they are red like crimson,

they shall become like wool.

19 *Deut. 30:15,16If you are willing and obedient,

you shall eat the good of the land;

20 but if you refuse and rebel,

you shall be eaten by the sword;

*ver. 2;ch. 24:3;40:5;58:14;Mic. 4:4;[Num. 23:19]for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."

21 How the faithful city

*Jer. 2:20;[Ex. 34:15] has become a whore,*1:21 Or become unchaste

*[Jer. 31:23]she who was full of justice!

Righteousness lodged in her,

but now murderers.

22 *[Jer. 6:30;Ezek. 22:18]Your silver has become dross,

your best wine mixed with water.

23 Your princes are rebels

and companions of thieves.

Everyone *Mic. 7:3;[Ex. 23:8] loves a bribe

and runs after gifts.

*Jer. 5:28;Zech. 7:10;[ver. 17]They do not bring justice to the fatherless,

and the widow’s cause does not come to them.

24 Therefore the *ch. 3:1;10:33Lord declares,

the Lord of hosts,

the *Ps. 132:2Mighty One of Israel:

"Ah, I will get relief from my enemies

*[Deut. 32:41]and avenge myself on my foes.

25 *Ps. 81:14;Amos 1:8;[ch. 5:25] I will turn my hand against you

and will smelt away your *[Ezek. 22:20;Mal. 3:3]dross as with lye

and remove all your alloy.

26 And I will restore your judges *Jer. 33:7,11as at the first,

and your counselors as at the beginning.

Afterward *[Zech. 8:3]you shall be called the city of righteousness,

the faithful city."

27 *Jer. 22:3,4Zion shall be redeemed by justice,

and those in her who repent, by righteousness.

28 *Job 31:3;Ps. 1:6But rebels and sinners shall be broken together,

and those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.

29 *Hos. 4:19For they*1:29 Some Hebrew manuscripts you shall be ashamed of *ch. 57:5;Hos. 4:13the oaks

that you desired;

and you shall blush for *ch. 65:3;66:17the gardens

that you have chosen.

30 For you shall be *[Jer. 17:8]like an oak

whose leaf withers,

and like a garden without water.

31 And the strong shall become *Judg. 16:9tinder,

and his work a spark,

and both of them shall burn together,

with *ch. 66:24none to quench them.