Isaiah 1 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 2

¹This is what Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

KJVThe word^H1697 that Isaiah^H3470 the son^H1121 of Amoz^H531 saw^H2372^(H8804) concerning Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem^H3389.

² It shall happen in the latter days, that the mountain of Yahweh’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass in the last^H319 days^H3117, that the mountain^H2022 of the LORD'S^H3068 house^H1004 shall be established^H3559^(H8737) in the top^H7218 of the mountains^H2022, and shall be exalted^H5375^(H8737) above the hills^H1389; and all nations^H1471 shall flow^H5102^(H8804) unto it.

³ Many peoples shall go and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the law shall go out of Zion, and Yahweh’s word from Jerusalem.

KJVAnd many^H7227 people^H5971 shall go^H1980^(H8804) and say^H559^(H8804), Come^H3212^(H8798) ye, and let us go up^H5927^(H8799) to the mountain^H2022 of the LORD^H3068, to the house^H1004 of the God^H430 of Jacob^H3290; and he will teach^H3384^(H8686) us of his ways^H1870, and we will walk^H3212^(H8799) in his paths^H734: for out of Zion^H6726 shall go forth^H3318^(H8799) the law^H8451, and the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 from Jerusalem^H3389.

⁴ He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

KJVAnd he shall judge^H8199^(H8804) among the nations^H1471, and shall rebuke^H3198^(H8689) many^H7227 people^H5971: and they shall beat^H3807^(H8765) their swords^H2719 into plowshares^H855, and their spears^H2595 into pruninghooks^H4211: nation^H1471 shall not lift up^H5375^(H8799) sword^H2719 against nation^H1471, neither shall they learn^H3925^(H8799) war^H4421 any more.

⁵ House of Jacob, come, and let’s walk in the light of Yahweh.

KJVO house^H1004 of Jacob^H3290, come^H3212^(H8798) ye, and let us walk^H3212^(H8799) in the light^H216 of the LORD^H3068.

⁶ For you have forsaken your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled from the east, with those who practice divination like the Philistines, and they clasp hands with the children of foreigners.

KJVTherefore thou hast forsaken^H5203^(H8804) thy people^H5971 the house^H1004 of Jacob^H3290, because they be replenished^H4390^(H8804) from the east^H6924, and are soothsayers^H6049^(H8781) like the Philistines^H6430, and they please^H5606^(H8686) themselves in the children^H3206 of strangers^H5237.

⁷ Their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures. Their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots.

KJVTheir land^H776 also is full^H4390^(H8735) of silver^H3701 and gold^H2091, neither is there any end^H7097 of their treasures^H214; their land^H776 is also full^H4390^(H8735) of horses^H5483, neither is there any end^H7097 of their chariots^H4818:

⁸ Their land also is full of idols. They worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made.

KJVTheir land^H776 also is full^H4390^(H8735) of idols^H457; they worship^H7812^(H8691) the work^H4639 of their own hands^H3027, that which their own fingers^H676 have made^H6213^(H8804):

⁹ Man is brought low, and mankind is humbled; therefore don’t forgive them.

KJVAnd the mean man^H120 boweth down^H7817^(H8735), and the great man^H376 humbleth^H8213^(H8799) himself: therefore forgive^H5375^(H8799) them not.

¹⁰ Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty.

KJVEnter^H935^(H8798) into the rock^H6697, and hide^H2934^(H8734) thee in the dust^H6083, for^H6440 fear^H6343 of the LORD^H3068, and for the glory^H1926 of his majesty^H1347.

¹¹ The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the arrogance of men will be bowed down, and Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day.

KJVThe lofty^H1365 looks^H5869 of man^H120 shall be humbled^H8213^(H8804), and the haughtiness^H7312 of men^H582 shall be bowed down^H7817^(H8804), and the LORD^H3068 alone shall be exalted^H7682^(H8738) in that day^H3117.

¹² For there will be a day of Yahweh of Armies for all that is proud and arrogant, and for all that is lifted up, and it shall be brought low—

KJVFor the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 shall be upon every one that is proud^H1343 and lofty^H7311^(H8802), and upon every one that is lifted up^H5375^(H8737); and he shall be brought low^H8213^(H8804):

¹³ for all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, for all the oaks of Bashan,

KJVAnd upon all the cedars^H730 of Lebanon^H3844, that are high^H7311^(H8802) and lifted up^H5375^(H8737), and upon all the oaks^H437 of Bashan^H1316,

¹⁴ for all the high mountains, for all the hills that are lifted up,

KJVAnd upon all the high^H7311^(H8802) mountains^H2022, and upon all the hills^H1389 that are lifted up^H5375^(H8737),

¹⁵ for every lofty tower, for every fortified wall,

KJVAnd upon every high^H1364 tower^H4026, and upon every fenced^H1219^(H8803) wall^H2346,

¹⁶ for all the ships of Tarshish, and for all pleasant imagery.

KJVAnd upon all the ships^H591 of Tarshish^H8659, and upon all pleasant^H2532 pictures^H7914.

¹⁷ The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the arrogance of men shall be brought low; and Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.

KJVAnd the loftiness^H1365 of man^H120 shall be bowed down^H7817^(H8804), and the haughtiness^H7312 of men^H582 shall be made low^H8213^(H8804): and the LORD^H3068 alone shall be exalted^H7682^(H8738) in that day^H3117.

¹⁸ The idols shall utterly pass away.

KJVAnd the idols^H457 he shall utterly^H3632 abolish^H2498^(H8799).

¹⁹ Men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.

KJVAnd they shall go^H935^(H8804) into the holes^H4631 of the rocks^H6697, and into the caves^H4247 of the earth^H6083, for^H6440 fear^H6343 of the LORD^H3068, and for the glory^H1926 of his majesty^H1347, when he ariseth^H6965^(H8800) to shake terribly^H6206^(H8800) the earth^H776.

²⁰ In that day, men shall cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which have been made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats,

KJVIn that day^H3117 a man^H120 shall cast^H7993^(H8686) his idols^H457 of silver^H3701, and his idols^H457 of gold^H2091, which they made each one for himself^H6213^(H8804) to worship^H7812^(H8692), to the moles^H2661^H6512 and to the bats^H5847;

²¹ to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.

KJVTo go^H935^(H8800) into the clefts^H5366 of the rocks^H6697, and into the tops^H5585 of the ragged rocks^H5553, for^H6440 fear^H6343 of the LORD^H3068, and for the glory^H1926 of his majesty^H1347, when he ariseth^H6965^(H8800) to shake terribly^H6206^(H8800) the earth^H776.

²² Stop trusting in man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for of what account is he?

KJVCease^H2308^(H8798) ye from man^H120, whose breath^H5397 is in his nostrils^H639: for wherein is he to be accounted of^H2803^(H8737)?

WEB·Isaiah 1

¹The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

KJVThe vision^H2377 of Isaiah^H3470 the son^H1121 of Amoz^H531, which he saw^H2372^(H8804) concerning Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem^H3389 in the days^H3117 of Uzziah^H5818, Jotham^H3147, Ahaz^H271, and Hezekiah^H3169, kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063.

² Hear, heavens, and listen, earth; for Yahweh has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up children and they have rebelled against me.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798), O heavens^H8064, and give ear^H238^(H8685), O earth^H776: for the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765), I have nourished^H1431^(H8765) and brought up^H7311^(H8790) children^H1121, and they have rebelled^H6586^(H8804) against me.

³ The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master’s crib; but Israel doesn’t know. My people don’t consider.”

KJVThe ox^H7794 knoweth^H3045^(H8804) his owner^H7069^(H8802), and the ass^H2543 his master's^H1167 crib^H18: but Israel^H3478 doth not know^H3045^(H8804), my people^H5971 doth not consider^H995^(H8712).

⁴ Ah sinful nation, a people loaded with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken Yahweh. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They are estranged and backward.

KJVAh^H1945 sinful^H2398^(H8802) nation^H1471, a people^H5971 laden^H3515 with iniquity^H5771, a seed^H2233 of evildoers^H7489^(H8688), children^H1121 that are corrupters^H7843^(H8688): they have forsaken^H5800^(H8804)^H853 the LORD^H3068, they have provoked^H5006^H853 the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478 unto anger^H5006^(H8765), they are gone away^H2114^(H8738) backward^H268.

⁵ Why should you be beaten more, that you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

KJVWhy should ye be stricken^H5221^(H8714) any more? ye will revolt^H5627 more and more^H3254^(H8686): the whole head^H7218 is sick^H2483, and the whole heart^H3824 faint^H1742.

⁶ From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it, but wounds, welts, and open sores. They haven’t been closed, bandaged, or soothed with oil.

KJVFrom the sole^H3709 of the foot^H7272 even unto the head^H7218 there is no soundness^H4974 in it; but wounds^H6482, and bruises^H2250, and putrifying^H2961 sores^H4347: they have not been closed^H2115^(H8804), neither bound up^H2280^(H8795), neither mollified^H7401^(H8795) with ointment^H8081.

⁷ Your country is desolate. Your cities are burned with fire. Strangers devour your land in your presence and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

KJVYour country^H776 is desolate^H8077, your cities^H5892 are burned^H8313^(H8803) with fire^H784: your land^H127, strangers^H2114^(H8801) devour^H398^(H8802) it in your presence, and it is desolate^H8077, as overthrown^H4114 by strangers^H2114^(H8801).

⁸ The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a field of melons, like a besieged city.

KJVAnd the daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726 is left^H3498^(H8738) as a cottage^H5521 in a vineyard^H3754, as a lodge^H4412 in a garden of cucumbers^H4750, as a besieged^H5341^(H8803) city^H5892.

⁹ Unless Yahweh of Armies had left to us a very small remnant, we would have been as Sodom. We would have been like Gomorrah.

KJVExcept^H3884 the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 had left^H3498^(H8689) unto us a very small^H4592 remnant^H8300, we should have been^H1961^(H8804) as Sodom^H5467, and we should have been like^H1819^(H8804) unto Gomorrah^H6017.

¹⁰ Hear Yahweh’s word, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, ye rulers^H7101 of Sodom^H5467; give ear^H238^(H8685) unto the law^H8451 of our God^H430, ye people^H5971 of Gomorrah^H6017.

¹¹ “What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?”, says Yahweh. “I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed animals. I don’t delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of male goats.

KJVTo what^H4100 purpose is the multitude^H7230 of your sacrifices^H2077 unto me? saith^H559^(H8799) the LORD^H3068: I am full^H7646^(H8804) of the burnt offerings^H5930 of rams^H352, and the fat^H2459 of fed beasts^H4806; and I delight^H2654^(H8804) not in the blood^H1818 of bullocks^H6499, or of lambs^H3532, or of he goats^H6260.

¹² When you come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts?

KJVWhen ye come^H935^(H8799) to appear^H7200^(H8736) before^H6440 me, who hath required^H1245^(H8765) this at your hand^H3027, to tread^H7429^(H8800) my courts^H2691?

¹³ Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me. New moons, Sabbaths, and convocations— I can’t stand evil assemblies.

KJVBring^H935^(H8687) no more^H3254^(H8686) vain^H7723 oblations^H4503; incense^H7004 is an abomination^H8441 unto me; the new moons^H2320 and sabbaths^H7676, the calling^H7121^(H8800) of assemblies^H4744, I cannot away with^H3201^(H8799); it is iniquity^H205, even the solemn meeting^H6116.

¹⁴ My soul hates your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They are a burden to me. I am weary of bearing them.

KJVYour new moons^H2320 and your appointed feasts^H4150 my soul^H5315 hateth^H8130^(H8804): they are a trouble^H2960 unto me; I am weary^H3811^(H8738) to bear^H5375^(H8800) them.

¹⁵ When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

KJVAnd when ye spread forth^H6566^(H8763) your hands^H3709, I will hide^H5956^(H8686) mine eyes^H5869 from you: yea, when ye make many^H7235^(H8686) prayers^H8605, I will not hear^H8085^(H8802): your hands^H3027 are full^H4390^(H8804) of blood^H1818.

¹⁶ Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.

KJVWash^H7364^(H8798) you, make you clean^H2135^(H8690); put away^H5493^(H8685) the evil^H7455 of your doings^H4611 from before^H5048 mine eyes^H5869; cease^H2308^(H8798) to do evil^H7489^(H8687);

¹⁷ Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”

KJVLearn^H3925^(H8798) to do well^H3190^(H8687); seek^H1875^(H8798) judgment^H4941, relieve^H833^(H8761) the oppressed^H2541, judge^H8199^(H8798) the fatherless^H3490, plead^H7378^(H8798) for the widow^H490.

¹⁸ “Come now, and let’s reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

KJVCome now^H3212^(H8798), and let us reason together^H3198^(H8735), saith^H559^(H8799) the LORD^H3068: though your sins^H2399 be as scarlet^H8144, they shall be as white^H3835^(H8686) as snow^H7950; though they be red^H119^(H8686) like crimson^H8438, they shall be as wool^H6785.

¹⁹ If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;

KJVIf ye be willing^H14^(H8799) and obedient^H8085^(H8804), ye shall eat^H398^(H8799) the good^H2898 of the land^H776:

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for Yahweh’s mouth has spoken it.”

KJVBut if ye refuse^H3985^(H8762) and rebel^H4784^(H8804), ye shall be devoured^H398^(H8792) with the sword^H2719: for the mouth^H6310 of the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765) it.

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

KJVHow is the faithful^H539^(H8737) city^H7151 become an harlot^H2181^(H8802)! it was full^H4392 of judgment^H4941; righteousness^H6664 lodged^H3885^(H8799) in it; but now murderers^H7523^(H8764).

²² Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water.

KJVThy silver^H3701 is become dross^H5509, thy wine^H5435 mixed^H4107^(H8803) with water^H4325:

²³ Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes and follows after rewards. They don’t defend the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

KJVThy princes^H8269 are rebellious^H5637^(H8802), and companions^H2270 of thieves^H1590: every one loveth^H157^(H8802) gifts^H7810, and followeth^H7291^(H8802) after rewards^H8021: they judge^H8199^(H8799) not the fatherless^H3490, neither doth the cause^H7379 of the widow^H490 come^H935^(H8799) unto them.

²⁴ Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says: “Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries, and avenge myself on my enemies.

KJVTherefore saith^H5002^(H8803) the Lord^H113, the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the mighty One^H46 of Israel^H3478, Ah^H1945, I will ease^H5162^(H8735) me of mine adversaries^H6862, and avenge^H5358^(H8735) me of mine enemies^H341^(H8802):

²⁵ I will turn my hand on you, thoroughly purge away your dross, and will take away all your tin.

KJVAnd I will turn^H7725^(H8686) my hand^H3027 upon thee, and purely^H1253 purge away^H6884^(H8799) thy dross^H5509, and take away^H5493^(H8686) all thy tin^H913:

²⁶ I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called ‘The city of righteousness, a faithful town.’

KJVAnd I will restore^H7725^(H8686) thy judges^H8199^(H8802) as at the first^H7223, and thy counsellors^H3289^(H8802) as at the beginning^H8462: afterward^H310 thou shalt be called^H7121^(H8735), The city^H5892 of righteousness^H6664, the faithful^H539^(H8737) city^H7151.

²⁷ Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her converts with righteousness.

KJVZion^H6726 shall be redeemed^H6299^(H8735) with judgment^H4941, and her converts^H7725^(H8802) with righteousness^H6666.

²⁸ But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and those who forsake Yahweh shall be consumed.

KJVAnd the destruction^H7667 of the transgressors^H6586^(H8802) and of the sinners^H2400 shall be together^H3162, and they that forsake^H5800^(H8802) the LORD^H3068 shall be consumed^H3615^(H8799).

²⁹ For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.

KJVFor they shall be ashamed^H954^(H8799) of the oaks^H352 which ye have desired^H2530^(H8804), and ye shall be confounded^H2659^(H8799) for the gardens^H1593 that ye have chosen^H977^(H8804).

³⁰ For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades, and as a garden that has no water.

KJVFor ye shall be as an oak^H424 whose leaf^H5929 fadeth^H5034^(H8802), and as a garden^H1593 that hath no water^H4325.

³¹ The strong will be like tinder, and his work like a spark. They will both burn together, and no one will quench them.”

KJVAnd the strong^H2634 shall be as tow^H5296, and the maker^H6467 of it as a spark^H5213, and they shall both^H8147 burn^H1197^(H8804) together^H3162, and none shall quench^H3518^(H8764) them.

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