14HASTEN O LOVER MY AND BE LIKE <FOR> YOURSELF <TO> A GAZELLE OR <TO> [THE] FAWN OF THE DEER<S> ON MOUNTAINS OF SPICES The Bride 14Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
1[THE] VISION OF ISAIAH [THE] SON OF AMOZ WHICH HE SAW ON JUDAH AND JERUSALEM IN [THE] DAYS OF UZZIAH JOTHAM AHAZ HEZEKIAH [THE] KINGS OF JUDAH Judah’s Rebellion (2 Chronicles 28:5–15) 1This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
2HEAR O HEAVENS AND GIVE EAR O EARTH FOR YAHWEH HE HAS SPOKEN CHILDREN I HAVE BROUGHT UP AND I HAVE RAISED AND THEY THEY HAVE REBELLED AGAINST ME 2Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
3IT KNOWS AN OX OWNER ITS AND A DONKEY [THE] FEEDING TROUGH OF OWNER<S> ITS ISRAEL NOT IT KNOWS PEOPLE MY NOT IT CONSIDERS CAREFULLY 3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
4WOE TO! A NATION [WHICH] SINS A PEOPLE HEAVY OF INIQUITY OF SPRING [WHO] DO EVIL CHILDREN [WHO] BEHAVE CORRUPTLY THEY HAVE FORSAKEN <OBJ.> YAHWEH THEY HAVE SPURNED <OBJ.> [THE] HOLY [ONE] OF ISRAEL THEY HAVE BECOME ESTRANGED BACK PART 4Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.
5CONCERNING WHAT? WILL YOU BE STRUCK AGAIN WILL YOU INCREASE? REBELLION ALL [THE] HEAD [IS] FOR SICKNESS AND ALL [THE] HEART [IS] FAINT 5Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
6FROM [THE] SOLE OF [THE] FOOT AND TO [THE] HEAD THERE NOT IN IT [IS] SOUNDNESS BRUISE[S] AND WELT[S] AND WOUND[S] FRESH NOT THEY HAVE BEEN PRESSED OUT AND NOT THEY HAVE BEEN BOUND UP AND NOT IT HAS BEEN SOFTENED WITH <THE> OIL 6From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness— only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.
7LAND YOUR [IS] A DESOLATION CITIES YOUR [HAVE BEEN] BURNED FIRE GROUND YOUR TO BEFORE YOU STRANGERS [ARE] DEVOURING <OBJ.> IT AND DESOLATION [IS] LIKE [THE] OVERTHROW OF STRANGERS 7Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you— a desolation demolished by strangers.
8AND SHE HAS BEEN LEFT [THE] DAUGHTER OF ZION LIKE A SHELTER IN A VINEYARD LIKE A WATCHMAN'S HUT IN A CUCUMBER FIELD LIKE A CITY BESIEGED 8And the Daughter of Zion is abandoned like a shelter in a vineyard, like a shack in a cucumber field, like a city besieged.
9IF NOT YAHWEH OF HOSTS HE HAD LEFT TO US SURVIVOR[S] LIKE A LITTLE LIKE SODOM WE WERE <TO> GOMORRAH WE WERE LIKE 9Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors,*NoteCloseLXX had left us descendants we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.*NoteCloseCited in Romans 9:29
10HEAR [THE] WORD OF YAHWEH O RULERS OF SODOM GIVE EAR TO [THE] INSTRUCTION OF GOD OUR O PEOPLE OF GOMORRAH Meaningless Offerings 10Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
11<TO> WHY? TO ME [THE] MULTITUDE OF SACRIFICES YOUR HE SAYS YAHWEH I HAVE BEEN SURFEITED BURNT OFFERINGS OF RAMS AND [THE] FAT OF FATLINGS AND [THE] BLOOD OF BULLS AND LAMBS AND GOATS NOT I AM PLEASED 11“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.
12IF YOU COME TO PRESENT YOURSELVES PRESENCE MY WHO? DID HE REQUIRE THIS FROM HAND YOUR TO TRAMPLE COURTS MY 12When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you— this trampling of My courts?
13NOT YOU MUST REPEAT TO BRING AN OFFERING OF WORTHLESSNESS INCENSE [IS] AN ABOMINATION IT TO <THE> ME NEW MOON AND SABBATH [THE] CALLING OF CONVOCATION[S] NOT I AM ABLE TO ENDURE WICKEDNESS AND SOLEMN ASSEMBLI[ES] 13Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
14NEW MOONS YOUR AND APPOINTED FEASTS YOUR IT HATES SELF MY THEY HAVE BECOME ON ME <INTO> A BURDEN I AM WEARY TO BEAR [THEM] 14I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.
15AND WHEN SPREAD OUT YOU HANDS YOUR I WILL HIDE EYES MY FROM YOU ALSO FOR YOU WILL MULTIPLY PRAYER NOT I [WILL BE] HEARING HANDS YOUR BLOOD<S> THEY ARE FULL 15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
16WASH CLEANSE YOURSELVES REMOVE [THE] WICKEDNESS OF DEEDS YOUR FROM BEFORE EYES MY CEASE TO DO EVIL 16Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
17<YOU> LEARN TO DO GOOD SEEK JUSTICE SET RIGHT [THE] OPPRESSOR VINDICATE [THE] FATHERLESS CONDUCT A CASE FOR [THE] WIDOW 17Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor.*NoteCloseOr and encourage the oppressed Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
18COME PLEASE SO LET US ARGUE OUR CASE TOGETHER HE SAYS YAHWEH THOUGH THEY ARE SINS YOUR LIKE <THE> SCARLET LIKE <THE> SNOW THEY WILL BECOME WHITE THOUGH THEY ARE RED LIKE <THE> CRIMSON LIKE <THE> WOOL THEY WILL BE 18“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
19IF YOU WILL BE WILLING AND YOU WILL OBEY [THE] GOOD THING[S] OF THE LAND YOU WILL EAT 19If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
20AND IF YOU WILL REFUSE AND YOU WILL REBEL [THE] SWORD YOU WILL BE EATEN FOR [THE] MOUTH OF YAHWEH IT HAS SPOKEN 20But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
21HOW! IT HAS BECOME <INTO> A PROSTITUTE A TOWN FAITHFUL FULL OF JUSTICE RIGHTEOUSNESS IT LODGED IN IT AND NOW MURDERERS The Corruption of Zion 21See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!
22SILVER YOUR IT HAS BECOME <INTO> DROSS<ES> DRINK YOUR [HAS BEEN] MIXED WITH <THE> WATER 22Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.
23LEADERS YOUR [ARE] REBELS AND COMPANIONS OF THIEVES ALL OF IT [IS] LOVING A BRIBE AND [IS] PURSUING REWARDS [THE] FATHERLESS NOT THEY VINDICATE AND [THE] LAWSUIT OF A WIDOW NOT IT COMES TO THEM 23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
24<TO> THEREFORE [THE] UTTERANCE OF THE LORD YAHWEH OF HOSTS [THE] MIGHTY ONE OF ISRAEL WOE! I WILL EASE MYSELF FROM FOES MY AND I WILL AVENGE MYSELF FROM ENEMIES MY 24Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.
25AND I WILL TURN HAND MY ON YOU SO I MAY REFINE LIKE <THE> POTASH DROSS<ES> YOUR AND I WILL REMOVE ALL SLAG<S> YOUR 25I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
26AND I WILL RESTORE JUDGES YOUR AS AT THE FORMER [TIME] AND COUNSELORS YOUR AS AT THE BEGINNING AFTER THUS IT WILL BE CALLED TO YOU [THE] CITY OF <THE> RIGHTEOUSNESS A TOWN FAITHFUL 26I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
27ZION WITH JUSTICE IT WILL BE REDEEMED AND REPENTANT [ONES] ITS WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS 27Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.
28AND A CRUSHING OF REBELS AND SINNERS TOGETHER AND [THOSE WHO] FORSAKE <OF> YAHWEH THEY WILL COME TO AN END 28But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.
29FOR THEY WILL BE ASHAMED FROM [THE] OAKS WHICH YOU HAVE DESIRED AND YOU MAY BE ABASHED FROM THE GARDENS WHICH YOU HAVE CHOSEN 29Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.
30FOR YOU WILL BE LIKE AN OAK [WHICH IS] WITHERING <OF> LEAFAGE ITS AND LIKE A GARDEN WHICH WATER NOT [BELONGS] TO IT 30For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, like a garden without water.
31AND HE WILL BECOME THE STRONG [PERSON] <INTO> TOW AND WORK HIS <INTO> A SPARK AND THEY WILL BURN BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER AND THERE NOT [WILL BE ONE WHO] EXTINGUISHES 31The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.