Isaiah 1

KJVHear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

GIGAKJVHear, O heavens, and listen, O earth. For the Lord has spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

KJVThe ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

GIGAKJVThe ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's feeding trough. But Israel does not know, and my people do not understand.

KJVAh sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.

GIGAKJVAh sinful nation, a people loaded with wrongdoing, a brood of evildoers, children who bring ruin: they have abandoned the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel to anger, they have gone away backward.

KJVWhy should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

GIGAKJVWhy should you be stricken any more? You will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

KJVFrom the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.

GIGAKJVFrom the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it. But wounds, and bruises, and festering sores: they have not been closed, or bound up, or softened with oil.

KJVYour country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

GIGAKJVYour country is ruined, your cities are burned with fire: your land, foreigners devour it in your presence, and it is ruined, as overthrown by foreigners.

KJVAnd the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.

GIGAKJVAnd the daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber garden, like a besieged city.

KJVExcept the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

GIGAKJVUnless the Lord of Hosts had left to us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like to Gomorrah.

KJVHear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

GIGAKJVHear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom. Listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah.

KJVTo 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.

GIGAKJVTo what purpose is your many sacrifices to me? Says the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts, and I do not delight in the blood of young bulls, or of lambs, or of he goats.

KJVWhen ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?

GIGAKJVWhen you come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to tread my courts?

KJVBring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

GIGAKJVBring no more empty offerings. Incense is something I hate. Your new moons, sabbaths, and calls to assemble—I cannot bear them. Even the solemn meeting is mixed with wrongdoing.

KJVYour new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

GIGAKJVYour new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates: they are a trouble to me. I am weary to bear them.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd when you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

KJVWash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

GIGAKJVWash yourselves and make yourselves clean. Put your evil deeds away from before my eyes, stop doing evil.

KJVLearn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

GIGAKJVLearn to do good. Seek justice, relieve the oppressed, defend the orphan, and plead the case of the widow.

KJVCome 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.

GIGAKJVCome now, and let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

KJVIf ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

GIGAKJVIf you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land:

KJVBut if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

GIGAKJVBut if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.

KJVHow is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

GIGAKJVHow is the faithful city become a prostitute! It was full of judgment, righteousness stayed in it, but now murderers.

KJVThy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

GIGAKJVYour silver has become waste, your wine mixed with water:

KJVThy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

GIGAKJVYour princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loves gifts, and follows after rewards: they do not judge the orphan, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

KJVTherefore 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:

GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord says, the Lord of Hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of my enemies, and avenge me of my enemies:

KJVAnd I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:

GIGAKJVAnd I will turn my hand on you, and purely cleanse away your waste, and take away all your tin:

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd I will restore your judges as at the first, and your advisers as at the beginning: afterward you shall be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.

KJVAnd the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.

GIGAKJVAnd the destruction of the rebels and of the sinners shall be together, and those who abandon the Lord shall be consumed.

KJVFor they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

GIGAKJVFor they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be put to shame for the gardens that you have chosen.

KJVFor ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

GIGAKJVFor you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades, and as a garden that has no water.

KJVAnd the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

GIGAKJVAnd the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall put out them.