<h3>Isaiah’s Commission</h3>6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:<poetry>“Holy, holy , holy is the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty; <indent>the whole earth is full of his glory.” </indent></poetry> 4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. 5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for. ” 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us? ”And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” 9 He said, “Go and tell this people:<poetry>“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; <indent>be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ </indent> 10 <poetry>Make the heart of this people calloused; <indent>make their ears dull</indent> <indent>and close their eyes. </indent> Otherwise they might see with their eyes, <indent>hear with their ears, </indent> <indent>understand with their hearts,</indent> and turn and be healed.” </poetry> 11 Then I said, “For how long, Lord?” And he answered:<poetry>“Until the cities lie ruined <indent>and without inhabitant,</indent> until the houses are left deserted <indent>and the fields ruined and ravaged, </indent> 12 <poetry>until the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has sent everyone far away <indent>and the land is utterly forsaken. </indent> </poetry> 13 <poetry>And though a tenth remains in the land, <indent>it will again be laid waste. </indent> But as the terebinth and oak <indent>leave stumps when they are cut down,</indent> <indent>so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.” </indent></poetry>

Isaiah 6:1

In the year that King Uzziah<cr>1</cr> died,<cr>2</cr> I saw the Lord,<cr>3</cr> high and exalted,<cr>4</cr> seated on a throne;<cr>5</cr> and the train of his robe<cr>6</cr> filled the temple.

Above him were seraphim,<cr>1</cr> each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet,<cr>2</cr> and with two they were flying.

Isaiah 6:2

And they were calling to one another:<pb/><poetry>“Holy, holy<cr>1</cr> , holy is the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty;<cr>2</cr> <indent>the whole earth<cr>3</cr> is full of his glory.”<cr>4</cr> </indent></poetry>

Isaiah 6:3

At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.<cr>1</cr>

Isaiah 6:4

“Woe<cr>1</cr> to me!” I cried. “I am ruined!<cr>2</cr> For I am a man of unclean lips,<cr>3</cr> and I live among a people of unclean lips,<cr>4</cr> and my eyes have seen<cr>5</cr> the King,<cr>6</cr> the Lord Almighty.”<cr>7</cr>

Isaiah 6:5

Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal<cr>1</cr> in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.

Isaiah 6:6

With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips;<cr>1</cr> your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.<cr>2</cr> ”

Isaiah 6:7

Then I heard the voice<cr>1</cr> of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send?<cr>2</cr> And who will go for us?<cr>3</cr> ”<pb/>And I said, “Here am I.<cr>4</cr> Send me!”

Isaiah 6:8

He said, “Go<cr>1</cr> and tell this people:<pb/><poetry>“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; <indent>be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 6:9

Make the heart of this people calloused;<cr>1</cr> <indent>make their ears dull</indent> <indent>and close their eyes.<ft>1</ft><cr>2</cr> </indent> Otherwise they might see with their eyes, <indent>hear with their ears,<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>understand with their hearts,</indent> and turn and be healed.”<cr>4</cr>

Isaiah 6:10

Then I said, “For how long, Lord?”<cr>1</cr> <pb/>And he answered:<pb/><poetry>“Until the cities lie ruined<cr>2</cr> <indent>and without inhabitant,</indent> until the houses are left deserted<cr>3</cr> <indent>and the fields ruined and ravaged,<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 6:11

until the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has sent everyone far away<cr>1</cr> <indent>and the land is utterly forsaken.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 6:12

And though a tenth remains<cr>1</cr> in the land, <indent>it will again be laid waste.<cr>2</cr> </indent> But as the terebinth and oak <indent>leave stumps<cr>3</cr> when they are cut down,</indent> <indent>so the holy<cr>4</cr> seed will be the stump in the land.”<cr>5</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 6:13

 1 In the year that King Uzziah   died,   I saw the Lord,   high and exalted,   seated on a throne;   and the train of his robe   filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim,   each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet,   and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy  , holy is the Lord Almighty;   the whole earth   is full of his glory.”   4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.   5 “Woe   to me!” I cried. “I am ruined!   For I am a man of unclean lips,   and I live among a people of unclean lips,   and my eyes have seen   the King,   the Lord Almighty.”   6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal   in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips;   your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.  ” 8 Then I heard the voice   of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send?   And who will go for us?  ” And I said, “Here am I.   Send me!” 9 He said, “Go   and tell this people: “‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’    10 Make the heart of this people calloused;   make their ears dull and close their eyes.    Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears,   understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”   11 Then I said, “For how long, Lord?”   And he answered: “Until the cities lie ruined   and without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted   and the fields ruined and ravaged,    12 until the Lord has sent everyone far away   and the land is utterly forsaken.    13 And though a tenth remains   in the land, it will again be laid waste.   But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps   when they are cut down, so the holy   seed will be the stump in the land.”  

1 The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. <h3>A Rebellious Nation</h3> 2 <poetry>Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth! <indent>For the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has spoken: </indent> “I reared children and brought them up, <indent>but they have rebelled against me.</indent> </poetry> 3 <poetry>The ox knows its master, <indent>the donkey its owner’s manger, </indent> but Israel does not know, <indent>my people do not understand. ”</indent><poetry></poetry> 4 <poetry>Woe to the sinful nation, <indent>a people whose guilt is great, </indent> a brood of evildoers, <indent>children given to corruption! </indent> They have forsaken the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>; <indent>they have spurned the Holy One of Israel</indent> <indent>and turned their backs on him.</indent><poetry></poetry> 5 <poetry>Why should you be beaten anymore? <indent>Why do you persist in rebellion? </indent> Your whole head is injured, <indent>your whole heart afflicted. </indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>From the sole of your foot to the top of your head <indent>there is no soundness —</indent> only wounds and welts <indent>and open sores,</indent> not cleansed or bandaged <indent>or soothed with olive oil. </indent><poetry></poetry> 7 <poetry>Your country is desolate, <indent>your cities burned with fire; </indent> your fields are being stripped by foreigners <indent>right before you,</indent> <indent>laid waste as when overthrown by strangers. </indent> </poetry> 8 <poetry>Daughter Zion is left <indent>like a shelter in a vineyard,</indent> like a hut in a cucumber field, <indent>like a city under siege.</indent> </poetry> 9 <poetry>Unless the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty <indent>had left us some survivors, </indent> we would have become like Sodom, <indent>we would have been like Gomorrah. </indent><poetry></poetry> 10 <poetry>Hear the word of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>you rulers of Sodom; </indent> listen to the instruction of our God, <indent>you people of Gomorrah! </indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry>“The multitude of your sacrifices— <indent>what are they to me?” says the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</indent> “I have more than enough of burnt offerings, <indent>of rams and the fat of fattened animals; </indent> I have no pleasure <indent>in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. </indent> </poetry> 12 <poetry>When you come to appear before me, <indent>who has asked this of you, </indent> <indent>this trampling of my courts?</indent> </poetry> 13 <poetry>Stop bringing meaningless offerings! <indent>Your incense is detestable to me.</indent> New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations — <indent>I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.</indent> </poetry> 14 <poetry>Your New Moon feasts and your appointed festivals <indent>I hate with all my being. </indent> They have become a burden to me; <indent>I am weary of bearing them.</indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry>When you spread out your hands in prayer, <indent>I hide my eyes from you;</indent> even when you offer many prayers, <indent>I am not listening. </indent><poetry>Your hands are full of blood! </poetry><poetry></poetry> 16 <poetry>Wash and make yourselves clean. <indent>Take your evil deeds out of my sight; </indent> <indent>stop doing wrong. </indent> </poetry> 17 <poetry>Learn to do right; seek justice. <indent>Defend the oppressed. </indent> Take up the cause of the fatherless; <indent>plead the case of the widow. </indent><poetry></poetry> 18 <poetry>“Come now, let us settle the matter,” <indent>says the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</indent> “Though your sins are like scarlet, <indent>they shall be as white as snow; </indent> though they are red as crimson, <indent>they shall be like wool. </indent> </poetry> 19 <poetry>If you are willing and obedient, <indent>you will eat the good things of the land; </indent> </poetry> 20 <poetry>but if you resist and rebel, <indent>you will be devoured by the sword.” </indent> For the mouth of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has spoken. <poetry></poetry> 21 <poetry>See how the faithful city <indent>has become a prostitute! </indent> She once was full of justice; <indent>righteousness used to dwell in her—</indent> <indent>but now murderers! </indent> </poetry> 22 <poetry>Your silver has become dross, <indent>your choice wine is diluted with water.</indent> </poetry> 23 <poetry>Your rulers are rebels, <indent>partners with thieves; </indent> they all love bribes <indent>and chase after gifts.</indent> They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; <indent>the widow’s case does not come before them. </indent><poetry></poetry> 24 <poetry>Therefore the Lord, the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty, <indent>the Mighty One of Israel, declares:</indent> “Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes <indent>and avenge myself on my enemies. </indent> </poetry> 25 <poetry>I will turn my hand against you; <indent>I will thoroughly purge away your dross </indent> <indent>and remove all your impurities. </indent> </poetry> 26 <poetry>I will restore your leaders as in days of old, <indent>your rulers as at the beginning.</indent> Afterward you will be called <indent>the City of Righteousness, </indent> <indent>the Faithful City. ”</indent><poetry></poetry> 27 <poetry>Zion will be delivered with justice, <indent>her penitent ones with righteousness. </indent> </poetry> 28 <poetry>But rebels and sinners will both be broken, <indent>and those who forsake the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> will perish. </indent><poetry></poetry> 29 <poetry>“You will be ashamed because of the sacred oaks <indent>in which you have delighted;</indent> you will be disgraced because of the gardens <indent>that you have chosen.</indent> </poetry> 30 <poetry>You will be like an oak with fading leaves, <indent>like a garden without water.</indent> </poetry> 31 <poetry>The mighty man will become tinder <indent>and his work a spark;</indent> both will burn together, <indent>with no one to quench the fire. ”</indent></poetry>

The vision<cr>1</cr> concerning Judah and Jerusalem<cr>2</cr> that Isaiah son of Amoz saw<cr>3</cr> during the reigns of Uzziah,<cr>4</cr> Jotham,<cr>5</cr> Ahaz<cr>6</cr> and Hezekiah,<cr>7</cr> kings of Judah.

Isaiah 1:1

Isaiah 1:2

Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth!<cr>1</cr> <indent>For the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has spoken:<cr>2</cr> </indent> “I reared children<cr>3</cr> and brought them up, <indent>but they have rebelled<cr>4</cr> against me.</indent>

The ox knows<cr>1</cr> its master, <indent>the donkey its owner’s manger,<cr>2</cr> </indent> but Israel does not know,<cr>3</cr> <indent>my people do not understand.<cr>4</cr> ”</indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 1:3

Woe to the sinful nation, <indent>a people whose guilt is great,<cr>1</cr> </indent> a brood of evildoers,<cr>2</cr> <indent>children given to corruption!<cr>3</cr> </indent> They have forsaken<cr>4</cr> the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>; <indent>they have spurned the Holy One<cr>5</cr> of Israel</indent> <indent>and turned their backs<cr>6</cr> on him.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 1:4

Why should you be beaten<cr>1</cr> anymore? <indent>Why do you persist<cr>2</cr> in rebellion?<cr>3</cr> </indent> Your whole head is injured, <indent>your whole heart<cr>4</cr> afflicted.<cr>5</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 1:5

From the sole of your foot to the top of your head<cr>1</cr> <indent>there is no soundness<cr>2</cr> —</indent> only wounds and welts<cr>3</cr> <indent>and open sores,</indent> not cleansed or bandaged<cr>4</cr> <indent>or soothed with olive oil.<cr>5</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 1:6

Your country is desolate,<cr>1</cr> <indent>your cities burned with fire;<cr>2</cr> </indent> your fields are being stripped by foreigners<cr>3</cr> <indent>right before you,</indent> <indent>laid waste as when overthrown by strangers.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 1:7

Daughter Zion<cr>1</cr> is left<cr>2</cr> <indent>like a shelter in a vineyard,</indent> like a hut<cr>3</cr> in a cucumber field, <indent>like a city under siege.</indent>

Isaiah 1:8

Unless the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty <indent>had left us some survivors,<cr>1</cr> </indent> we would have become like Sodom, <indent>we would have been like Gomorrah.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 1:9

Hear the word of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>,<cr>1</cr> <indent>you rulers of Sodom;<cr>2</cr> </indent> listen to the instruction<cr>3</cr> of our God, <indent>you people of Gomorrah!<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 1:10

“The multitude of your sacrifices— <indent>what are they to me?” says the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</indent> “I have more than enough of burnt offerings, <indent>of rams and the fat of fattened animals;<cr>1</cr> </indent> I have no pleasure<cr>2</cr> <indent>in the blood of bulls<cr>3</cr> and lambs and goats.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 1:11

When you come to appear before me, <indent>who has asked this of you,<cr>1</cr> </indent> <indent>this trampling of my courts?</indent>

Isaiah 1:12

Stop bringing meaningless offerings!<cr>1</cr> <indent>Your incense<cr>2</cr> is detestable<cr>3</cr> to me.</indent> New Moons,<cr>4</cr> Sabbaths and convocations<cr>5</cr> — <indent>I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.</indent>

Isaiah 1:13

Your New Moon<cr>1</cr> feasts and your appointed festivals<cr>2</cr> <indent>I hate with all my being.<cr>3</cr> </indent> They have become a burden to me;<cr>4</cr> <indent>I am weary<cr>5</cr> of bearing them.</indent>

Isaiah 1:14

When you spread out your hands<cr>1</cr> in prayer, <indent>I hide<cr>2</cr> my eyes from you;</indent> even when you offer many prayers, <indent>I am not listening.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>Your hands<cr>4</cr> are full of blood!<cr>5</cr> </poetry><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 1:15

Wash<cr>1</cr> and make yourselves clean. <indent>Take your evil deeds out of my sight;<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>stop doing wrong.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 1:16

Learn to do right;<cr>1</cr> seek justice.<cr>2</cr> <indent>Defend the oppressed.<ft>1</ft><cr>3</cr> </indent> Take up the cause of the fatherless;<cr>4</cr> <indent>plead the case of the widow.<cr>5</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 1:17

“Come now, let us settle the matter,”<cr>1</cr> <indent>says the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</indent> “Though your sins are like scarlet, <indent>they shall be as white as snow;<cr>2</cr> </indent> though they are red as crimson, <indent>they shall be like wool.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 1:18

If you are willing and obedient,<cr>1</cr> <indent>you will eat the good things of the land;<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 1:19

but if you resist and rebel,<cr>1</cr> <indent>you will be devoured by the sword.”<cr>2</cr> </indent> For the mouth of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has spoken.<cr>3</cr> <pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 1:20

See how the faithful city <indent>has become a prostitute!<cr>1</cr> </indent> She once was full of justice; <indent>righteousness<cr>2</cr> used to dwell in her—</indent> <indent>but now murderers!<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 1:21

Your silver has become dross,<cr>1</cr> <indent>your choice wine is diluted with water.</indent>

Isaiah 1:22

Your rulers are rebels,<cr>1</cr> <indent>partners with thieves;<cr>2</cr> </indent> they all love bribes<cr>3</cr> <indent>and chase after gifts.</indent> They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; <indent>the widow’s case does not come before them.<cr>4</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 1:23

Therefore the Lord, the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty, <indent>the Mighty One<cr>1</cr> of Israel, declares:</indent> “Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes <indent>and avenge<cr>2</cr> myself on my enemies.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 1:24

I will turn my hand against you;<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> <indent>I will thoroughly purge<cr>2</cr> away your dross<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>and remove all your impurities.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 1:25

I will restore your leaders as in days of old,<cr>1</cr> <indent>your rulers as at the beginning.</indent> Afterward you will be called<cr>2</cr> <indent>the City of Righteousness,<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>the Faithful City.<cr>4</cr> ”</indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 1:26

Zion will be delivered with justice, <indent>her penitent<cr>1</cr> ones with righteousness.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 1:27

But rebels and sinners<cr>1</cr> will both be broken, <indent>and those who forsake<cr>2</cr> the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> will perish.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 1:28

“You will be ashamed<cr>1</cr> because of the sacred oaks<cr>2</cr> <indent>in which you have delighted;</indent> you will be disgraced because of the gardens<cr>3</cr> <indent>that you have chosen.</indent>

Isaiah 1:29

You will be like an oak with fading leaves,<cr>1</cr> <indent>like a garden without water.</indent>

Isaiah 1:30

The mighty man will become tinder <indent>and his work a spark;</indent> both will burn together, <indent>with no one to quench the fire.<cr>1</cr> ”</indent>

Isaiah 1:31

 1 The vision   concerning Judah and Jerusalem   that Isaiah son of Amoz saw   during the reigns of Uzziah,   Jotham,   Ahaz   and Hezekiah,   kings of Judah. 2 Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth!   For the Lord has spoken:   “I reared children   and brought them up, but they have rebelled   against me.  3 The ox knows   its master, the donkey its owner’s manger,   but Israel does not know,   my people do not understand.  ”  4 Woe to the sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great,   a brood of evildoers,   children given to corruption!   They have forsaken   the Lord; they have spurned the Holy One   of Israel and turned their backs   on him.  5 Why should you be beaten   anymore? Why do you persist   in rebellion?   Your whole head is injured, your whole heart   afflicted.    6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head   there is no soundness  — only wounds and welts   and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged   or soothed with olive oil.    7 Your country is desolate,   your cities burned with fire;   your fields are being stripped by foreigners   right before you, laid waste as when overthrown by strangers.    8 Daughter Zion   is left   like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut   in a cucumber field, like a city under siege.  9 Unless the Lord Almighty had left us some survivors,   we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.    10 Hear the word of the Lord,   you rulers of Sodom;   listen to the instruction   of our God, you people of Gomorrah!    11 “The multitude of your sacrifices— what are they to me?” says the Lord. “I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals;   I have no pleasure   in the blood of bulls   and lambs and goats.    12 When you come to appear before me, who has asked this of you,   this trampling of my courts?  13 Stop bringing meaningless offerings!   Your incense   is detestable   to me. New Moons,   Sabbaths and convocations  — I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.  14 Your New Moon   feasts and your appointed festivals   I hate with all my being.   They have become a burden to me;   I am weary   of bearing them.  15 When you spread out your hands   in prayer, I hide   my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening.   Your hands   are full of blood!    16 Wash   and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight;   stop doing wrong.    17 Learn to do right;   seek justice.   Defend the oppressed.    Take up the cause of the fatherless;   plead the case of the widow.    18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”   says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;   though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.    19 If you are willing and obedient,   you will eat the good things of the land;    20 but if you resist and rebel,   you will be devoured by the sword.”   For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.    21 See how the faithful city has become a prostitute!   She once was full of justice; righteousness   used to dwell in her— but now murderers!    22 Your silver has become dross,   your choice wine is diluted with water.  23 Your rulers are rebels,   partners with thieves;   they all love bribes   and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not come before them.    24 Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty, the Mighty One   of Israel, declares: “Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes and avenge   myself on my enemies.    25 I will turn my hand against you;    I will thoroughly purge   away your dross   and remove all your impurities.    26 I will restore your leaders as in days of old,   your rulers as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called   the City of Righteousness,   the Faithful City.  ”  27 Zion will be delivered with justice, her penitent   ones with righteousness.    28 But rebels and sinners   will both be broken, and those who forsake   the Lord will perish.    29 “You will be ashamed   because of the sacred oaks   in which you have delighted; you will be disgraced because of the gardens   that you have chosen.  30 You will be like an oak with fading leaves,   like a garden without water.  31 The mighty man will become tinder and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the fire.  ”

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