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A bull knows its master,
    and a donkey knows where its owner feeds it.
But Israel does not know me.
    My people do not understand.”

Oh, what a sinful nation! Their guilt is like a heavy weight that they must carry. They are evil, destructive children.[a] They left the Lord and insulted the Holy One of Israel. They turned away and treated him like a stranger.

What good will it do to keep punishing you? You will continue to rebel. Your whole head and heart are already sick and aching.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:4 They … children Or “They are destructive children of evil parents.”
  2. Isaiah 1:5 Your whole … aching Or “Every head and heart is already sick and aching.”

The ox knows(A) its master,
    the donkey its owner’s manger,(B)
but Israel does not know,(C)
    my people do not understand.(D)

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

Why should you be beaten(K) anymore?
    Why do you persist(L) in rebellion?(M)
Your whole head is injured,
    your whole heart(N) afflicted.(O)

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