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

Where will you be stricken again,
As you (E)continue in your rebellion?
The whole head is (F)sick
And the whole heart is faint.
(G)From the sole of the foot even to the head
There is (H)nothing sound in it,
Only bruises, welts and raw wounds,
(I)Not pressed out or bandaged,
Nor softened with oil.

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Footnotes

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