1. Here is the message about Judah and Jerusalem that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz during the time when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah reigned over Judah.
2. Listen, O heavens,pay attention, O earth!For the Lord speaks:“I raised children, I brought them up,but they have rebelled against me!
3. An ox recognizes its owner,a donkey recognizes where its owner puts its food;but Israel does not recognize me,my people do not understand.”
4. The sinful nation is as good as dead,the people weighed down by evil deeds.They are offspring who do wrong,children who do wicked things.They have abandoned the Lord,and rejected the Holy One of Israel.They are alienated from him.
5. Why do you insist on being battered?Why do you continue to rebel?Your head has a massive wound,your whole body is weak.
6. From the soles of your feet to your head,there is no spot that is unharmed.There are only bruises, cuts,and open wounds.They have not been cleansed or bandaged,nor have they been treated with olive oil.
7. Your land is devastated,your cities burned with fire.Right before your eyes your cropsare being destroyed by foreign invaders.They leave behind devastation and destruction.
8. Daughter Zion is left isolated,like a hut in a vineyard,or a shelter in a cucumber field;she is a besieged city.