Isaiah 1:4
Alas! a nation—committing sin, a people—burdened with iniquity, a seed—practising wickedness, sons—acting corruptly. They have forsaken Yahweh despised the Holy One of Israel,—Are estranged and gone back.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Exodus 32:7Then spake Yahweh unto Moses—Go get thee down, for thy people whom thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves.
Deuteronomy 29:25Then will men say, Because they forsook the covenant of Yahweh the God of their fathers,—which he solemnised with them, when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt;
Deuteronomy 32:5They have broken faith with him to be no sons of his—their fault,—A generation twisted and crooked.
Judges 10:10Then did the sons of Israel make outcry unto Yahweh, saying,—We have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.
2 Chronicles 12:1And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of Yahweh,—and all Israel with him.
Psalms 58:3Lawless men have been estranged from birth, They have gone astray from their nativity, speaking falsehood;
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 →