--- title: Isaiah 1 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Isaiah chapter 1 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: THE VISION of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Isaiah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/) / chapter 1 # Isaiah 1 31 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [1:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.1/) — חֲזוֹן יְשַֽׁעְיָהוּ בֶן־אָמוֹץ אֲשֶׁר חָזָה עַל־יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִָם בִּימֵי עֻזִּיָּהוּ יוֹתָם אָחָז יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָֽה׃ — 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. - [1:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.2/) — שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמַיִם וְהַאֲזִינִי אֶרֶץ כִּי יְהוָה דִּבֵּר בָּנִים גִּדַּלְתִּי וְרוֹמַמְתִּי וְהֵם פָּשְׁעוּ בִֽי׃ — Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD hath spoken: Children I have reared, and brought up, and they have rebelled against Me. - [1:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.3/) — יָדַע שׁוֹר קֹנֵהוּ וַחֲמוֹר אֵבוּס בְּעָלָיו יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יָדַע עַמִּי לֹא הִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ — The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel doth not know, My people doth not consider. - [1:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.4/) — הוֹי ׀ גּוֹי חֹטֵא עַם כֶּבֶד עָוֺן זֶרַע מְרֵעִים בָּנִים מַשְׁחִיתִים עָזְבוּ אֶת־יְהוָה נִֽאֲצוּ אֶת־קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל נָזֹרוּ אָחֽוֹר׃ — Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly; they have forsaken the LORD, they have contemned the Holy One of Israel, they are turned away backward. - [1:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.5/) — עַל מֶה תֻכּוּ עוֹד תּוֹסִיפוּ סָרָה כָּל־רֹאשׁ לָחֳלִי וְכָל־לֵבָב דַּוָּֽי׃ — On what part will ye yet be stricken, seeing ye stray away more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint; - [1:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.6/) — מִכַּף־רֶגֶל וְעַד־רֹאשׁ אֵֽין־בּוֹ מְתֹם פֶּצַע וְחַבּוּרָה וּמַכָּה טְרִיָּה לֹא־זֹרוּ וְלֹא חֻבָּשׁוּ וְלֹא רֻכְּכָה בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ — From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and festering sores: they have not been pressed, neither bound up, neither mollified with oil. - [1:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.7/) — אַרְצְכֶם שְׁמָמָה עָרֵיכֶם שְׂרֻפוֹת אֵשׁ אַדְמַתְכֶם לְנֶגְדְּכֶם זָרִים אֹכְלִים אֹתָהּ וּשְׁמָמָה כְּמַהְפֵּכַת זָרִֽים׃ — Your country is desolate; your cities are burned with fire; your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by floods. - [1:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.8/) — וְנוֹתְרָה בַת־צִיּוֹן כְּסֻכָּה בְכָרֶם כִּמְלוּנָה בְמִקְשָׁה כְּעִיר נְצוּרָֽה׃ — And the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city. - [1:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.9/) — לוּלֵי יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת הוֹתִיר לָנוּ שָׂרִיד כִּמְעָט כִּסְדֹם הָיִינוּ לַעֲמֹרָה דָּמִֽינוּ׃ס — Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah. - [1:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.10/) — שִׁמְעוּ דְבַר־יְהוָה קְצִינֵי סְדֹם הַאֲזִינוּ תּוֹרַת אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַם עֲמֹרָֽה׃ — Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. - [1:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.11/) — לָמָּה־לִּי רֹב־זִבְחֵיכֶם יֹאמַר יְהוָה שָׂבַעְתִּי עֹלוֹת אֵילִים וְחֵלֶב מְרִיאִים וְדַם פָּרִים וּכְבָשִׂים וְעַתּוּדִים לֹא חָפָֽצְתִּי׃ — To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto Me? saith the LORD; I am full of the burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats. - [1:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.12/) — כִּי תָבֹאוּ לֵרָאוֹת פָּנָי מִי־בִקֵּשׁ זֹאת מִיֶּדְכֶם רְמֹס חֲצֵרָֽי׃ — When ye come to appear before Me, who hath required this at your hand, to trample My courts? - [1:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.13/) — לֹא תוֹסִיפוּ הָבִיא מִנְחַת־שָׁוְא קְטֹרֶת תּוֹעֵבָה הִיא לִי חֹדֶשׁ וְשַׁבָּת קְרֹא מִקְרָא לֹא־אוּכַל אָוֶן וַעֲצָרָֽה׃ — Bring no more vain oblations; it is an offering of abomination unto Me; new moon and sabbath, the holding of convocations — I cannot endure iniquity along with the solemn assembly. - [1:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.14/) — חָדְשֵׁיכֶם וּמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם שָׂנְאָה נַפְשִׁי הָיוּ עָלַי לָטֹרַח נִלְאֵיתִי נְשֹֽׂא׃ — Your new moons and your appointed seasons My soul hateth; they are a burden unto Me; I am weary to bear them. - [1:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.15/) — וּבְפָרִשְׂכֶם כַּפֵּיכֶם אַעְלִים עֵינַי מִכֶּם גַּם כִּֽי־תַרְבּוּ תְפִלָּה אֵינֶנִּי שֹׁמֵעַ יְדֵיכֶם דָּמִים מָלֵֽאוּ׃ — And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide Mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of blood. - [1:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.16/) — רַחֲצוּ הִזַּכּוּ הָסִירוּ רֹעַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶם מִנֶּגֶד עֵינָי חִדְלוּ הָרֵֽעַ׃ — Wash you, make you clean, put away the evil of your doings from before Mine eyes, cease to do evil; - [1:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.17/) — לִמְדוּ הֵיטֵב דִּרְשׁוּ מִשְׁפָּט אַשְּׁרוּ חָמוֹץ שִׁפְטוּ יָתוֹם רִיבוּ אַלְמָנָֽה׃ס — Learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. - [1:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.18/) — לְכוּ־נָא וְנִוָּֽכְחָה יֹאמַר יְהוָה אִם־יִֽהְיוּ חֲטָאֵיכֶם כַּשָּׁנִים כַּשֶּׁלֶג יַלְבִּינוּ אִם־יַאְדִּימוּ כַתּוֹלָע כַּצֶּמֶר יִהְיֽוּ׃ — Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD; though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. - [1:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.19/) — אִם־תֹּאבוּ וּשְׁמַעְתֶּם טוּב הָאָרֶץ תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ — If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land; - [1:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.20/) — וְאִם־תְּמָאֲנוּ וּמְרִיתֶם חֶרֶב תְּאֻכְּלוּ כִּי פִּי יְהוָה דִּבֵּֽר׃ס — But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken. - [1:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.21/) — אֵיכָה הָיְתָה לְזוֹנָה קִרְיָה נֶאֱמָנָה מְלֵאֲתִי מִשְׁפָּט צֶדֶק יָלִין בָּהּ וְעַתָּה מְרַצְּחִֽים׃ — How is the faithful city become a harlot! She that was full of justice, righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers. - [1:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.22/) — כַּסְפֵּךְ הָיָה לְסִיגִים סָבְאֵךְ מָהוּל בַּמָּֽיִם׃ — Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water. - [1:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.23/) — שָׂרַיִךְ סוֹרְרִים וְחַבְרֵי גַּנָּבִים כֻּלּוֹ אֹהֵב שֹׁחַד וְרֹדֵף שַׁלְמֹנִים יָתוֹם לֹא יִשְׁפֹּטוּ וְרִיב אַלְמָנָה לֹֽא־יָבוֹא אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃פ — Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth bribes, and followeth after rewards; they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. - [1:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.24/) — לָכֵן נְאֻם הָֽאָדוֹן יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֲבִיר יִשְׂרָאֵל הוֹי אֶנָּחֵם מִצָּרַי וְאִנָּקְמָה מֵאוֹיְבָֽי׃ — Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah, I will ease Me of Mine adversaries, and avenge Me of Mine enemies; - [1:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.25/) — וְאָשִׁיבָה יָדִי עָלַיִךְ וְאֶצְרֹף כַּבֹּר סִיגָיִךְ וְאָסִירָה כָּל־בְּדִילָֽיִךְ׃ — And I will turn My hand upon thee, and purge away thy dross as with lye, and will take away all thine alloy; - [1:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.26/) — וְאָשִׁיבָה שֹׁפְטַיִךְ כְּבָרִאשֹׁנָה וְיֹעֲצַיִךְ כְּבַתְּחִלָּה אַחֲרֵי־כֵן יִקָּרֵא לָךְ עִיר הַצֶּדֶק קִרְיָה נֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ — And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning; afterward thou shalt be called The city of righteousness, the faithful city. - [1:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.27/) — צִיּוֹן בְּמִשְׁפָּט תִּפָּדֶה וְשָׁבֶיהָ בִּצְדָקָֽה׃ — Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and they that return of her with righteousness. - [1:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.28/) — וְשֶׁבֶר פֹּשְׁעִים וְחַטָּאִים יַחְדָּו וְעֹזְבֵי יְהוָה יִכְלֽוּ׃ — But the destruction of the transgressors and the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed. - [1:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.29/) — כִּי יֵבֹשׁוּ מֵאֵילִים אֲשֶׁר חֲמַדְתֶּם וְתַחְפְּרוּ מֵהַגַּנּוֹת אֲשֶׁר בְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃ — For they shall be ashamed of the terebinths which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen. - [1:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.30/) — כִּי תִֽהְיוּ כְּאֵלָה נֹבֶלֶת עָלֶהָ וּֽכְגַנָּה אֲשֶׁר־מַיִם אֵין לָֽהּ׃ — For ye shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water. - [1:31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.1.31/) — וְהָיָה הֶחָסֹן לִנְעֹרֶת וּפֹעֲלוֹ לְנִיצוֹץ וּבָעֲרוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם יַחְדָּו וְאֵין מְכַבֶּֽה׃ס — And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. - ← previous: [2 Kings 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI/25/) - next →: [Isaiah 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/2/) - ↑ back to [Isaiah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/)