(A)Listen, O heavens, and hear, O (B)earth;
For the Lord speaks,
(C)Sons I have reared and brought up,
But they have (D)revolted against Me.
“An ox knows its owner,
And a donkey its master’s manger,
But Israel (E)does not know,
My people (F)do not understand.”

Alas, sinful nation,
People weighed down with iniquity,
[a](G)Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who (H)act corruptly!
They have (I)abandoned the Lord,
They have (J)despised the Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away [b]from Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:4 Lit Seed
  2. Isaiah 1:4 Lit backward