1 Theach. 6:1 vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and JerusalembHos. 1:1; Mic. 1:1 in the days ofc[2 Kgs. 15:1, 7]; See 2 Chr. 26 Uzziah,dSee 2 Kgs. 15:32-38; 2 Chr. 27 Jotham,ech. 7:1, 3, 10, 12; 14:28; See 2 Kgs. 16; 2 Chr. 28 Ahaz, andfSee ch. 37:2–39:8; 2 Kgs. 18-20; 2 Chr. 29–32 Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
2
gDeut. 32:1; [Deut. 4:26] Hear, O heavens, and give ear, OhMic. 1:2; 6:2 earth;
for the Lord has spoken:
“Children1Or Sons; also verse 4i[Deut. 32:6, 10, 15] have I reared and brought up,
but they have rebelled against me.
3 The oxj[Jer. 8:7] knows its owner,
and the donkey its master's crib,
but Israel doesj[Jer. 8:7] not know,
my people do not understand. ”
4 Ah, sinful nation,
a people laden with iniquity,
k[Matt. 3:7] offspring of evildoers,
children who deal corruptly!
They have forsaken the Lord,
they havelch. 5:24 despisedmSee ch. 31:1 the Holy One of Israel,
they are utterlynEzek. 14:5 estranged.
5 Why will you still beoJer. 5:3; [ch. 9:13] struck down?
Why will youpch. 31:6 continue to rebel?
The whole head is sick,
and the whole heart faint.
6 qPs. 38:3 From the sole of the foot even to the head,
there is no soundness in it,
but bruises and sores
and raw wounds;
they arer[Jer. 8:22] not pressed out or bound up
or softened with oil.
7 sch. 5:5; 6:11, 12; Deut. 28:51, 52 Your 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 Andtch. 10:32; 37:22; Zech. 2:10; 9:9 the daughter of Zion is left
like auJob 27:18 booth in a vineyard,
like a lodge in a cucumber field,
like a besieged city.
9 vLam. 3:22 If the Lord of hosts
had not left uswch. 10:21, 22; Cited Rom. 9:29 a few survivors,
we should have been likexch. 13:19; Gen. 19:24, 25 Sodom,
and become likexch. 13:19; Gen. 19:24, 25 Gomorrah.
10 Hear the word of the Lord,
you rulers ofyEzek. 16:46, 48, 49, 55; [ch. 3:9; Rev. 11:8],z[Deut. 32:32] Sodom!
Give ear to the teaching1Or law of our God,
you people ofz[Deut. 32:32] Gomorrah!
11 aProv. 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 tobEx. 23:17; 34:23 appear before me,
who has required of you
this trampling of my courts?
13 Bring no more vain offerings;
incense is an abomination to me.
cNum. 28:11; 1 Chr. 23:31 New moon and Sabbath and thedEx. 12:16; Lev. 23:36 calling of convocations—
I cannot enduree[Jer. 7:9, 10] iniquity andfSee Joel 2:15-17 solemn assembly.
14 Yourc[See ver. 13 above] new moons and your appointed feasts
my soul hates;
they have become a burden to me;
I am weary of bearing them.
15 When youg1 Kgs. 8:22 spread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
hProv. 1:28; Mic. 3:4 even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
ich. 59:3 your hands are full of blood.
16 j[Jer. 2:22] Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
k[1 Pet. 3:11] cease to do evil,
17 learn to do good;
lJer. 22:3 seek justice,
correct oppression;
m[ver. 23; James 1:27] bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow's cause.
18 Come now,nMic. 6:2; [ch. 43:26] let us reason1Or dispute together, says the Lord :
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be asoPs. 51:7; [Rev. 7:14] white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.
19 pDeut. 30:15, 16 If 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;
qver. 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
rJer. 2:20; [Ex. 34:15] has become a whore,1Or become unchaste
s[Jer. 31:23] she who was full of justice!
Righteousness lodged in her,
but now murderers.
22 t[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.
EveryoneuMic. 7:3; [Ex. 23:8] loves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
vJer. 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 thewch. 3:1; 10:33 Lord declares,
the Lord of hosts,
thexPs. 132:2 Mighty One of Israel:
“Ah, I will get relief from my enemies
y[Deut. 32:41] and avenge myself on my foes.
25 zPs. 81:14; Amos 1:8; [ch. 5:25] I will turn my hand against you
and will smelt away youra[Ezek. 22:20; Mal. 3:3] dross as with lye
and remove all your alloy.
26 And I will restore your judgesbJer. 33:7, 11 as at the first,
and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterwardc[Zech. 8:3] you shall be called the city of righteousness,
the faithful city. ”
27 dJer. 22:3, 4 Zion shall be redeemed by justice,
and those in her who repent, by righteousness.
28 eJob 31:3; Ps. 1:6 But rebels and sinners shall be broken together,
and those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
29 fHos. 4:19 For they shall be ashamed ofgch. 57:5; Hos. 4:13 the oaks
that you desired;
and you shall blush forhch. 65:3; 66:17 the gardens
that you have chosen.
30 For you shall bei[Jer. 17:8] like an oak
whose leaf withers,
and like a garden without water.
31 And the strong shall becomejJudg. 16:9 tinder,
and his work a spark,
and both of them shall burn together,
withkch. 66:24 none to quench them.