Isaiah 1:3

The ox knoweth his owner, 1 and the donkey his masterʼs evus; 1 but Yisroel doth not know, 1 My people doth not consider. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Hear, O Shomayim, and give ear, O Eretz, 1 for Hashem hath spoken; 1 I have nourished and brought up banim, 1 and they have rebelled against Me. + 1:2 i.e., willfully flouted My authority. See Isa 53:5,8 1

4Ah, goy choteh (sinful nation), 1 a people weighed down with avon (guilt, iniquity), 1 zera of evildoers, banim of corruption; 1 they forsook Hashem, 1 they have spurned the Kadosh Yisroel (the Holy One of Yisroel), 1 they have turned their back on Him. + 1:4 T.N. Here we see it is “My people” ( Ex 6:6-7 ) who are stricken, whereas in Isa 53:8 it is Moshiach Ben Dovid who is stricken for My people. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:28For they are a goy (nation) void of sense, 1 neither is there any seichel in them. 1

Proverbs 6:6Go to the nemalah (ant), thou atzel (sluggard, lazy one); 1 consider her drakhim (ways), and be chacham (wise); 1

Isaiah 5:12And the kinnor, and the nevel, the tambourine, and flute, 1 and yayin, are in their mishtehim; 1 but they regard not the Po'al Hashem (the work of Hashem ), 1 neither consider the ma'aseh of His hands. 1

Isaiah 42:20Seeing rabbot, but thou observest not; 1 opening the oznayim, but he heareth not. 1

Jeremiah 4:22For Ami is foolish, 1 they have not known Me; 1 they are stupid banim, 1 and they have no understanding; 1 they are chachamim to do evil, 1 but to do good they have no da'as. 1

Jeremiah 9:3Be ye shomer every one over his re'a (neighbor, friend) 1 and trust ye not in kol ach (any brother); 1 for kol ach will ya'akov (utterly supplant, deceive), 1 and every re'a (neighbor) will holech rakhil (walk as the slanderer, gossiper). 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 1:3-10

The Degeneracy of Israel; The Sinfulness of Israel; The Sufferings of Israel. ( b. c. 738.) 2 Hear, 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. 3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. 4 Ah 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… Read the whole commentary →

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