Oh, sinful nation,
People weighed down with guilt,
[a](A)Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who (B)act corruptly!
They have (C)abandoned the Lord,
They have (D)despised the Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away [b]from Him.

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  1. Isaiah 1:4 Lit Seed
  2. Isaiah 1:4 Lit backward

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

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28 But [a]wrongdoers and sinners together will be (A)broken,
And those who abandon the Lord will come to an end.

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  1. Isaiah 1:28 Lit a breaking of wrongdoers and sinners together

28 But rebels and sinners(A) will both be broken,
    and those who forsake(B) the Lord will perish.(C)

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13 [a]Offending and (A)denying the Lord,
And turning away from our God,
Speaking (B)oppression and revolt,
Conceiving and (C)uttering lying words from the heart.

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  1. Isaiah 59:13 Or Revolting against and

13 rebellion(A) and treachery against the Lord,
    turning our backs(B) on our God,
inciting revolt and oppression,(C)
    uttering lies(D) our hearts have conceived.

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