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Isaiah 1:2-4
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A Guilty Nation

2 The Lord has said,
    “Listen, heaven and earth!
The children I raised
    have turned against me.
3 Oxen and donkeys know
    who owns and feeds them,
but my people won't ever learn.”

4 Israel, you are a sinful nation
    loaded down with guilt.
You are wicked and corrupt
and have turned from the Lord,
    the holy God of Israel.

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Isaiah 1:2-4
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A Rebellious Nation

2 Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth!(A)
    For the Lord has spoken:(B)
“I reared children(C) and brought them up,
    but they have rebelled(D) against me.
3 The ox knows(E) its master,
    the donkey its owner’s manger,(F)
but Israel does not know,(G)
    my people do not understand.(H)”

4 Woe to the sinful nation,
    a people whose guilt is great,(I)
a brood of evildoers,(J)
    children given to corruption!(K)
They have forsaken(L) the Lord;
    they have spurned the Holy One(M) of Israel
    and turned their backs(N) on him.

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