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An ox knows its owner,
And a donkey its master’s manger,
But Israel (A)does not know;
My people (B)do not perceive.”

Alas, sinful nation,
People heavy with iniquity,
(C)Seed of evildoers,
Sons who (D)act corruptly!
They have (E)forsaken Yahweh;
They have (F)spurned the Holy One of Israel;
They have [a]become estranged [b]from Him.

Where will you be stricken again,
As you (G)continue in your rebellion?
The whole head is (H)sick,
And the whole heart is faint.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:4 Or turned away
  2. Isaiah 1:4 Lit backward

The ox knows(A) its master,
    the donkey its owner’s manger,(B)
but Israel does not know,(C)
    my people do not understand.(D)

Woe to the sinful nation,
    a people whose guilt is great,(E)
a brood of evildoers,(F)
    children given to corruption!(G)
They have forsaken(H) the Lord;
    they have spurned the Holy One(I) of Israel
    and turned their backs(J) on him.

Why should you be beaten(K) anymore?
    Why do you persist(L) in rebellion?(M)
Your whole head is injured,
    your whole heart(N) afflicted.(O)

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