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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Footnotes

  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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10 Though the (A)pride of Israel testifies against him,
Yet (B)they have not returned to the Lord their God,
Nor have they sought Him, despite all this.

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10 Israel’s arrogance testifies against him,(A)
    but despite all this
he does not return(B) to the Lord his God
    or search(C) for him.

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