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World English Bible

Isaiah 1 (WEBP)

[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.
[2] Hear, heavens, and listen, earth; for Yahweh has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up children and they have rebelled against me.
[3] The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master’s crib; but Israel doesn’t know. My people don’t consider.”
[4] Ah sinful nation, a people loaded with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken Yahweh. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They are estranged and backward.
[5] Why should you be beaten more, that you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
[6] From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it, but wounds, welts, and open sores. They haven’t been closed, bandaged, or soothed with oil.
[7] Your country is desolate. Your cities are burned with fire. Strangers devour your land in your presence and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
[8] The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a field of melons, like a besieged city.
[9] Unless Yahweh of Armies had left to us a very small remnant, we would have been as Sodom. We would have been like Gomorrah.
[10] Hear Yahweh’s word, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
[11] “What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?”, says Yahweh. “I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed animals. I don’t delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of male goats.
[12] When you come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts?
[13] Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me. New moons, Sabbaths, and convocations— I can’t stand evil assemblies.
[14] My soul hates your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They are a burden to me. I am weary of bearing them.
[15] When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.
[16] Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.
[17] Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”
[18] “Come now, and let’s reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
[19] If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;
[20] but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for Yahweh’s mouth has spoken it.”
[21] How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.
[22] Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water.
[23] Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes and follows after rewards. They don’t defend the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.
[24] Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says: “Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries, and avenge myself on my enemies.
[25] I will turn my hand on you, thoroughly purge away your dross, and will take away all your tin.
[26] I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called ‘The city of righteousness, a faithful town.’
[27] Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her converts with righteousness.
[28] But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and those who forsake Yahweh shall be consumed.
[29] For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.
[30] For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades, and as a garden that has no water.
[31] The strong will be like tinder, and his work like a spark. They will both burn together, and no one will quench them.”

Isaiah 1:2 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
Isaiah 1:4 or, seed
Isaiah 1:10 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
Isaiah 1:24 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
Isaiah 1:25 Tin is a metal that is separated from silver during the refining and purification process.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 1 (KJVS)

[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.
[2] Hear, () O heavens, and give ear, () O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, () I have nourished () and brought up () children, and they have rebelled () against me.
[3] The ox knoweth () his owner, () and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, () my people doth not consider. ()
[4] Ah sinful () nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, () children that are corrupters: () they have forsaken () the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, () they are gone away () backward.
[5] Why should ye be stricken () any more? ye will revolt more and more: () the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
[6] From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, () neither bound up, () neither mollified () with ointment.
[7] Your country is desolate, your cities are burned () with fire: your land, strangers () devour () it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. ()
[8] And the daughter of Zion is left () as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged () city.
[9] Except the Lord of hosts had left () unto us a very small remnant, we should have been () as Sodom, and we should have been like () unto Gomorrah.
[10] Hear () the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear () unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
[11] To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith () the Lord: I am full () of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight () not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
[12] When ye come () to appear () before me, who hath required () this at your hand, to tread () my courts?
[13] Bring () no more () vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling () of assemblies, I cannot away with; () it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
[14] Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: () they are a trouble unto me; I am weary () to bear () them.
[15] And when ye spread forth () your hands, I will hide () mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many () prayers, I will not hear: () your hands are full () of blood.
[16] Wash () you, make you clean; () put away () the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease () to do evil; ()
[17] learn () to do well; () seek () judgment, relieve () the oppressed, judge () the fatherless, plead () for the widow.
[18] Come now, () and let us reason together, () saith () the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white () as snow; though they be red () like crimson, they shall be as wool.
[19] If ye be willing () and obedient, () ye shall eat () the good of the land:
[20] but if ye refuse () and rebel, () ye shall be devoured () with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken () it.
[21] How is the faithful () city become an harlot! () it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged () in it; but now murderers. ()
[22] Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed () with water:
[23] thy princes are rebellious, () and companions of thieves: every one loveth () gifts, and followeth () after rewards: they judge () not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come () unto them.
[24] Therefore saith () the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease () me of mine adversaries, and avenge () me of mine enemies: ()
[25] and I will turn () my hand upon thee, and purely purge away () thy dross, and take away () all thy tin:
[26] and I will restore () thy judges () as at the first, and thy counsellors () as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, () The city of righteousness, the faithful () city.
[27] Zion shall be redeemed () with judgment, and her converts () with righteousness.
[28] And the destruction of the transgressors () and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake () the Lord shall be consumed. ()
[29] For they shall be ashamed () of the oaks which ye have desired, () and ye shall be confounded () for the gardens that ye have chosen. ()
[30] For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, () and as a garden that hath no water.
[31] And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn () together, and none shall quench () them.

Isaiah 1:4a Heb. of heaviness
Isaiah 1:4b Heb. alienated, or seperated
Isaiah 1:5 Heb. increase revolt
Isaiah 1:6 Or, oil
Isaiah 1:7 Heb. as the overthrow of strangers
Isaiah 1:11 Heb. great he goats
Isaiah 1:12 Heb. to be seen
Isaiah 1:13 Or, grief
Isaiah 1:15a Heb. multiply prayer
Isaiah 1:15b Heb. bloods
Isaiah 1:17 Or, righten
Isaiah 1:25 Heb. according to pureness
Isaiah 1:27 Or, they that return of her
Isaiah 1:28 Heb. breaking
Isaiah 1:31 Or, and his work

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 1 (BYZ)

[1] ορασις ην ειδεν ησαιας υιος αμως ην ειδεν κατα της ιουδαιας και κατα ιερουσαλημ εν βασιλεια οζιου και ιωαθαμ και αχαζ και εζεκιου οι εβασιλευσαν της ιουδαιας
[2] ακουε ουρανε και ενωτιζου γη οτι κυριος ελαλησεν υιους εγεννησα και υψωσα αυτοι δε με ηθετησαν
[3] εγνω βους τον κτησαμενον και ονος την φατνην του κυριου αυτου ισραηλ δε με ουκ εγνω και ο λαος με ου συνηκεν
[4] ουαι εθνος αμαρτωλον λαος πληρης αμαρτιων σπερμα πονηρον υιοι ανομοι εγκατελιπατε τον κυριον και παρωργισατε τον αγιον του ισραηλ
[5] τι ετι πληγητε προστιθεντες ανομιαν πασα κεφαλη εις πονον και πασα καρδια εις λυπην
[6] απο ποδων εως κεφαλης ουτε τραυμα ουτε μωλωψ ουτε πληγη φλεγμαινουσα ουκ εστιν μαλαγμα επιθειναι ουτε ελαιον ουτε καταδεσμους
[7] η γη υμων ερημος αι πολεις υμων πυρικαυστοι την χωραν υμων ενωπιον υμων αλλοτριοι κατεσθιουσιν αυτην και ηρημωται κατεστραμμενη υπο λαων αλλοτριων
[8] εγκαταλειφθησεται η θυγατηρ σιων ως σκηνη εν αμπελωνι και ως οπωροφυλακιον εν σικυηρατω ως πολις πολιορκουμενη
[9] και ει μη κυριος σαβαωθ εγκατελιπεν ημιν σπερμα ως σοδομα αν εγενηθημεν και ως γομορρα αν ωμοιωθημεν
[10] ακουσατε λογον κυριου αρχοντες σοδομων προσεχετε νομον θεου λαος γομορρας
[11] τι μοι πληθος των θυσιων υμων λεγει κυριος πληρης ειμι ολοκαυτωματων κριων και στεαρ αρνων και αιμα ταυρων και τραγων ου βουλομαι
[12] ουδ εαν ερχησθε οφθηναι μοι τις γαρ εξεζητησεν ταυτα εκ των χειρων υμων πατειν την αυλην μου
[13] ου προσθησεσθε εαν φερητε σεμιδαλιν ματαιον θυμιαμα βδελυγμα μοι εστιν τας νουμηνιας υμων και τα σαββατα και ημεραν μεγαλην ουκ ανεχομαι νηστειαν και αργιαν
[14] και τας νουμηνιας υμων και τας εορτας υμων μισει η ψυχη μου εγενηθητε μοι εις πλησμονην ουκετι ανησω τας αμαρτιας υμων
[15] οταν τας χειρας εκτεινητε προς με αποστρεψω τους οφθαλμους μου αφ υμων και εαν πληθυνητε την δεησιν ουκ εισακουσομαι υμων αι γαρ χειρες υμων αιματος πληρεις
[16] λουσασθε καθαροι γενεσθε αφελετε τας πονηριας απο των ψυχων υμων απεναντι των οφθαλμων μου παυσασθε απο των πονηριων υμων
[17] μαθετε καλον ποιειν εκζητησατε κρισιν ρυσασθε αδικουμενον κρινατε ορφανω και δικαιωσατε χηραν
[18] και δευτε και διελεγχθωμεν λεγει κυριος και εαν ωσιν αι αμαρτιαι υμων ως φοινικουν ως χιονα λευκανω εαν δε ωσιν ως κοκκινον ως εριον λευκανω
[19] και εαν θελητε και εισακουσητε μου τα αγαθα της γης φαγεσθε
[20] εαν δε μη θελητε μηδε εισακουσητε μου μαχαιρα υμας κατεδεται το γαρ στομα κυριου ελαλησεν ταυτα
[21] πως εγενετο πορνη πολις πιστη σιων πληρης κρισεως εν η δικαιοσυνη εκοιμηθη εν αυτη νυν δε φονευται
[22] το αργυριον υμων αδοκιμον οι καπηλοι σου μισγουσι τον οινον υδατι
[23] οι αρχοντες σου απειθουσιν κοινωνοι κλεπτων αγαπωντες δωρα διωκοντες ανταποδομα ορφανοις ου κρινοντες και κρισιν χηρων ου προσεχοντες
[24] δια τουτο ταδε λεγει ο δεσποτης κυριος σαβαωθ ουαι οι ισχυοντες ισραηλ ου παυσεται γαρ μου ο θυμος εν τοις υπεναντιοις και κρισιν εκ των εχθρων μου ποιησω
[25] και επαξω την χειρα μου επι σε και πυρωσω σε εις καθαρον τους δε απειθουντας απολεσω και αφελω παντας ανομους απο σου και παντας υπερηφανους ταπεινωσω
[26] και επιστησω τους κριτας σου ως το προτερον και τους συμβουλους σου ως το απ αρχης και μετα ταυτα κληθηση πολις δικαιοσυνης μητροπολις πιστη σιων
[27] μετα γαρ κριματος σωθησεται η αιχμαλωσια αυτης και μετα ελεημοσυνης
[28] και συντριβησονται οι ανομοι και οι αμαρτωλοι αμα και οι εγκαταλειποντες τον κυριον συντελεσθησονται
[29] διοτι αισχυνθησονται επι τοις ειδωλοις αυτων α αυτοι ηβουλοντο και επησχυνθησαν επι τοις κηποις αυτων α επεθυμησαν
[30] εσονται γαρ ως τερεβινθος αποβεβληκυια τα φυλλα και ως παραδεισος υδωρ μη εχων
[31] και εσται η ισχυς αυτων ως καλαμη στιππυου και αι εργασιαι αυτων ως σπινθηρες πυρος και κατακαυθησονται οι ανομοι και οι αμαρτωλοι αμα και ουκ εσται ο σβεσων

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