![]() ![]() No matter how much you pray, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with blood. 14 I hate your New Moon Festivals and holy days they are a burden that I am tired of bearing.ġ5 “When you lift your hands in prayer, I will not look at you. I cannot stand your New Moon Festivals, your Sabbaths, and your religious gatherings they are all corrupted by your sins. I am disgusted with the smell of the incense you burn. 12 Who asked you to bring me all this when you come to worship me? Who asked you to do all this tramping around in my Temple? 13 It's useless to bring your offerings. I am tired of the blood of bulls and sheep and goats. 11 ( C)He says, “Do you think I want all these sacrifices you keep offering to me? I have had more than enough of the sheep you burn as sacrifices and of the fat of your fine animals. Pay attention to what our God is teaching you. Listen to what the Lord is saying to you. 9 ( B)If the Lord Almighty had not let some of the people survive, Jerusalem would have been totally destroyed, just as Sodom and Gomorrah were.ġ0 Jerusalem, your rulers and your people are like those of Sodom and Gomorrah. ![]() 8 Jerusalem alone is left, a city under siege-as defenseless as a guard's hut in a vineyard or a shed in a cucumber field. ![]() While you look on, foreigners take over your land and bring everything to ruin. No medicine has been put on them.ħ Your country has been devastated, and your cities have been burned to the ground. Your wounds have not been cleaned or bandaged. You are covered with bruises and sores and open wounds. 6 From head to foot there is not a healthy spot on your body. 5 Why do you keep on rebelling? Do you want to be punished even more? Israel, your head is already covered with wounds, and your heart and mind are sick. They don't understand at all.”Ĥ You are doomed, you sinful nation, you corrupt and evil people! Your sins drag you down! You have rejected the Lord, the holy God of Israel, and have turned your backs on him. ![]() But that is more than my people Israel know. 3 Cattle know who owns them, and donkeys know where their master feeds them. God Reprimands His PeopleĢ The Lord said, “Earth and sky, listen to what I am saying! The children I brought up have rebelled against me. 1 ( A)This book contains the messages about Judah and Jerusalem which God revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz during the time when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. ![]()
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