23_ISA_01_01 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 .
23_ISA_01_02 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 .
23_ISA_01_03 the ox knoweth his owner , And the ass his master's crib : [ but ] Israel Doth not know , my people Doth not consider .
23_ISA_01_04 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 .
23_ISA_01_05 why should ye be stricken any more ? ye will revolt more And more : the whole head Is sick , And the whole heart faint .
23_ISA_01_06 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 .
23_ISA_01_07 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 .
23_ISA_01_08 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 .
23_ISA_01_09 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 .
23_ISA_01_10 hear the word of the LORD , ye rulers of Sodom ; give ear unto the law of our God , ye people of Gomorrah .
23_ISA_01_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 .
23_ISA_01_12 when ye come to appear before me , who hath required this at your hand , to tread my courts ?
23_ISA_01_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 .
23_ISA_01_14 your new moons And your appointed feasts my soul hateth : they are A Trouble unto me ; I am weary to bear [ them ] .
23_ISA_01_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 .
23_ISA_01_16 Wash you , make you clean ; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes ; cease to do evil ;
23_ISA_01_17 learn to do Well ; seek judgment , relieve the oppressed , judge the fatherless , plead for the widow .
23_ISA_01_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 .
23_ISA_01_19 if ye be willing And obedient , ye shall eat the good of the land :
23_ISA_01_20 but if ye refuse And rebel , ye shall be devoured with the sword : for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [ it ] .
23_ISA_01_21 how Is the faithful city become an harlot ! it was full of judgment ; righteousness lodged in it ; but now murderers .
23_ISA_01_22 thy silver Is become dross , thy wine mixed with water :
23_ISA_01_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 .
23_ISA_01_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 :
23_ISA_01_25 And I will turn my hand upon thee , And purely purge away thy dross , And take away all thy tin :
23_ISA_01_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 .
23_ISA_01_27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment , And her converts with righteousness .
23_ISA_01_28 And the destruction of the transgressors And of the sinners [ shall be ] together , And they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed .
23_ISA_01_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 .
23_ISA_01_30 for ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth , And as A garden that hath no water .
23_ISA_01_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 ] .