with thunder and earthquake and loud noise. you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it. It was no light undertaking; he was to condemn his own people and watch the nation crumble and perish. 2When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim,b the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind. but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary. At first My people went down to Egypt to live. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me? for You have cast all my sins behind Your back. the mountain fortress will be his refuge; 17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us. Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see. Seemingly, they were apart and alone, yet Isaiah and Amos follow essentially the same lines of thought and differ significantly only in that Amos had addressed the northern kingdom (Israel) while Isaiah would emphatically include Judah and Jerusalem. 1The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. 3Then the LORD said to Isaiah, Go out with your son Shear-jashubc to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderers Field, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. 1I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, 4What more could I have done for My vineyard. 4Who has performed this and carried it out. His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness. There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them., 5Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of Hosts: We hope for light, but there is darkness; 10Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall. 14So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD. 25The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance., 1Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it, The superscription identifies Isaiah as the son of Amoz and his book as the vision of Isaiah . The LORD is about to shake you violently. and the adversariesg of Judah will be cut off. 9In all their distress, He too was afflicted. 15Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge. I will give you two thousand horsesif you can put riders on them! 10As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms. 5Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion. Unto Us a Child Is Born(Matthew 4:1217; Mark 1:1415; Luke 4:1415). If it is handed to someone to read, he will say, I cannot, because it is sealed. 19O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. And they will be driven into utter darkness. It is in his theology that Isaiah leans most heavily on Israelite tradition and shows an acquaintance with the thoughts of Amos.Isaiah shared with him and with the people the long-standing tradition that a special bond united Israel and its God. over the destruction of the daughter of my people., of tumult and trampling and confusion in the Valley of Vision. 25The wolf and the lamb will feed together. At times the prophets private life shows through the record as an aspect of his public message. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have extended all the borders of the land. and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood. and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, 3What will you do on the day of reckoning, 4Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives. 16Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with med and come out to me. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them. neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. Isaiah the prophet, son of Amoz. Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, I am, and there is none besides me.. and the wealth of the nations will come to you. 5Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: Surely many houses will become desolate, 11Woe to those who rise early in the morning. 15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up. 10So now, was it apart from the LORD that I have come up against this land to destroy it? on the day of disease and incurable pain. He will see the light of lifeh and be satisfied. and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. 13Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place. 6a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment. 17The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song. who spread out the earth and its offspring. Your breath is a fire that will consume you. A Vikings fan appeared to flip off Giants receiver Isaiah Hodgins after a touchdown at the end of the first quarter during Sundays AFC Wild Card game. 13Bring your worthless offerings no more; your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. Isaiah 1 Isaiah 2 Isaiah 3 Isaiah 4 Isaiah 5 Isaiah 6 Isaiah 7 Isaiah 8 22this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: 24Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.. and the toddler will reach into the vipers nest. Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? 10O my people, crushed on the threshing floor. he even fashions it into a god and worships it; 17From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. and the plea of the widow never comes before them. and closed their minds so they cannot understand. the mountains and hills will burst into song before you. to disgrace all the renowned of the earth. 6On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; 12And they will be called the Holy People. 8Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; 10For the stars of heaven and their constellations, I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant. 18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll. 21Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently. the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh. with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire. 16You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel. and as a sheep before her shearers is silent. 10See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. and their young men will be put to forced labor. A Cornerstone in Zion(1 Corinthians 3:1015; Ephesians 2:1922; 1 Peter 2:18), 14Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers. 1This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem: 2In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD. . 4In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, 5as the reaper gathers the standing grain, 7In that day men will look to their Maker. and will no longer conceal her slain.9 a Or my spirit within me seeks You. the people of the world learn righteousness. Listen, earth! and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones. 9Huddle together,e O peoples, and be shattered; 10Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. 7everyone called by My name and created for My glory. to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You., and in the day of salvation I will help You;c, and to those in darkness, Show yourselves., nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them.d, For He who has compassion on them will guide them. to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick: 18Do not call to mind the former things; 19Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. 17A thousand will flee at the threat of one; until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop. For you will forget the shame of your youth. My Spirit will not depart from you,h and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore, says the LORD. 2Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth. 13You who are far off, hear what I have done; Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. 33So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: Jerusalem Delivered from the Assyrians(2 Kings 19:3537; 2 Chronicles 32:2023). Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.d. So you are My witnesses, declares the LORD, 16Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea. 8as when a hungry man dreams he is eating. 8By oppression and judgment He was taken away, For He was cut off from the land of the living;e. He was stricken for the transgression of My people. 8You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. Isaiah was one of the major prophets of ancient Israel. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. 15For behold, the LORD will come with fire. 14The LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing: this sin of yours will never be atoned for,. and called him to his feet in righteousnessb? 20On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphratesgthe king of Assyriato shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king. For a cloud of smoke comes from the north. 19They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stonethe work of human hands. 13If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, if you honor it by not going your own way. 26The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighterlike the light of seven dayson the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted. 29This also comes from the LORD of Hosts. who form an alliance, but against My will, to seek shelter under Pharaohs protection. 9This is a writing by Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery: and be deprived of the remainder of my years.. 22Then Hilkiahs son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaphs son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh. Where is he who weighs? like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land. but His wrath will be shown to His enemies. from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? 5Therefore I declared it to you long ago; so that you could not claim, My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.. and those who spread nets on the waters will pine away. 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. 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. Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? and the God of Israel is your rear guard. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, Where is your mothers certificate of divorce. 1Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed. and all its glory like the flowers of the field. 11On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush,c from Elam, from Shinar,d from Hamath, and from the islandse of the sea. 6And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers. the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: Have I not told you and declared it long ago? they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters. only far better!7 a Cited in Matthew 21:13, Mark 11:17, and Luke 19:46. 13against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it. and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,e. 4but with righteousness He will judge the poor. 15Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islandsi like fine dust. 4For before the boy knows how to cry Father or Mother, the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria., the mighty floodwaters of the Euphratesc. WebIsaiah Chapter 1 Bible Options | + Text Size 1 The 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. and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel. 26Who has declared this from the beginning. butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!a. A Rebellious Nation 2 Hear me, you heavens! Book of Isaiah, also spelled Isaias, one of the major prophetical writings of the Old Testament. In fact, Isaiah is one of the most important books in the Old Testament. 12For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; its cypress,c elm, and boxwood together. 1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpentaLeviathan the coiling serpentand He will slay the dragon of the sea. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. 20Though seeing many things, you do not keep watch. Even there the birds of prey will gather. Once when he went to confront a king, he took with him, to reenforce his prophetic word, a son with the symbolic name Shear-yashuv (A Remnant Shall Return). and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, and chose that in which I did not delight.. 27Surely caraway is not threshed with a sledge. as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, 11And the entire vision will be to you like the words sealed in a scroll. 7On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed. 6You have heard these things; look at them all. Omissions? He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth. 4Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow. and the Angel of His Presenceb saved them. 9Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush:a He has set out to fight against you.. A Vikings fan appeared to flip off Giants receiver Isaiah Hodgins after a touchdown at the end of the first quarter during Sundays AFC Wild Card game. When the people got upg the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! Hezekiahs Illness and Recovery(2 Kings 20:111; 2 Chronicles 32:2431), 1In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. Date Written Written between (circa) 740-680 B.C., toward the end of the reign of King Uzziah and throughout the reigns of King Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. or the captives of a tyranti be delivered? and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? and carry your daughters on their shoulders. . and faithfulness the sash around His waist. and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness. who have descended from the line of Judah, 2who indeed call yourselves after the holy city. 18And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am comingb to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory. 2Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. Originating in the 8th century BCE, it was updated at least twice, in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE (the Babylonian and Persian periods) and perhaps the Hellenistic period (4th to 1st centuries BCE). and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise. He will take hold of you, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you. 6Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;b. and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. 14In righteousness you will be established. 8By warfare and exileb You contended with her. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures. and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah is Hebrew for "God is salvation." 12In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphratesd to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one. and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them. until her righteousness shines like a bright light. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; for this is a people without understanding. 11I said, I will never again see the LORD. How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?, 21But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, Do not answer him.. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God. His writings are especially significant for the prophecies he made about the coming Messiah, hundreds of years before Jesus was born ( Isaiah 7:14; 9:1-7, 11:2-4; 53:4-7, 9, 12 ). Landscape 28So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary, and I will devote Jacob to destructione and Israel to reproach.. 21As for Me, this is My covenant with them,g says the LORD. lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. 38One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. Again, to memorialize a message, he sired a son of the prophetess (his wife) and saddled the child with his message as a name: Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Speed-spoil-hasten-plunder), referring to the imminent spoliations by the Assyrians. a man for My purpose from a far-off land. He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days. 30For you will become like an oak whose leaves are withered, with no one to quench the flames.9 a LXX had left us descendants9 b Cited in Romans 9:2917 c Or and encourage the oppressed, The Mountain of the House of the LORD(Micah 4:15). 26This is the plan devised for the whole earth. the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. 3Then the LORD said, Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush,a 9And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob. 18The splendor of its forests and orchards, 19The remaining trees of its forests will be so few, 21A remnant will returna a remnant of Jacob.