Hear, heavens,
and listen, earth; for the LORD† has spoken:
“I have nourished and brought up children
and they have rebelled against me.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Isaiah 1:2 in context
Isaiah 1:1–5
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.
2
Selected verse
Hear, heavens,
and listen, earth; for the LORD† has spoken:
“I have nourished and brought up children
and they have rebelled 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.”
4
Ah sinful nation,
a people loaded with iniquity,
offspring of evildoers,
children who deal corruptly!
They have forsaken the LORD.
They have despised the Holy One of Israel.
They are estranged and backward.
5
Why should you be beaten more,
that you revolt more and more?
The whole head is sick,
and the whole heart faint.
Source notes
Notes from World English Bible Updated
- When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).
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