Isaiah 1:19-23 in English

¹⁹ If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

²⁰ but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.

²¹ How is the faithful city become a harlot! she that was full of justice! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

²² Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water.

²³ 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.

¹⁹ And if ye be willing, and hearken to me, ye shall eat the good of the land:

²⁰ but if ye be not willing, nor hearken to me, a sword shall devour you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this.

²¹ How has the faithful city Sion, once full of judgment, become a harlot! wherein righteousness lodged, but now murderers.

²² Your silver is worthless, thy wine merchants mix the wine with water.

²³ Thy princes are rebellious, companions of thieves, loving bribes, seeking after rewards; not pleading for orphans, and not heeding the cause of widows.

¹⁹ If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

²⁰ But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

²¹ How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

²² Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

²³ Thy 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.

¹⁹ If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

²⁰ But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

²¹ How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

²² Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

²³ Thy 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.

¹⁹ And if you° be willing, and listen to me, you° shall eat the good of the land:

²⁰ but if you° be not willing, nor listen to me, a sword shall devour you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this.

²¹ How has the faithful city Sion, once full of judgment, become a harlot! wherein righteousness lodged, but now murderers.

²² Your silver is worthless, your wine merchants mix the wine with water.

²³ Your princes are rebellious, companions of thieves, loving bribes, seeking after rewards; not pleading for orphans, and not heeding the cause of widows.

¹⁹ If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

²⁰ but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

²¹ How is the faithful city become an harlot! she that was full of judgment! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

²² Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water.

²³ Thy 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.

¹⁹ If you are willing to obey me, I will enable you to have plenty to eat.

²⁰ But, if you turn away from me and rebel against me, you will be killed by your enemies' swords. That will surely happen, because I, Yahweh, have said it.”

²¹ “ You people of Jerusalem previously faithfully worshiped only me, but now you have become like MET prostitutes who are not faithful to any husband. Previously, people there always acted justly/fairly and righteously, but now your city is full of murderers.

²² Previously, you were like MET pure silver, but now you have become like MET the scum that is left when silver is purified. Previously you were like pure wine, but you have become like MET wine that has a lot of water mixed with it.

²³ Your leaders are rebels; they spend time with thieves. They all want to get bribes and force others to give them gifts in order that they do good things for them. They do not defend orphans in court, and they do not do all they can to enable widows to get what they should receive.

¹⁹ And if you° be willing, and listen to me, you° shall eat the good of the land:

²⁰ but if you° be not willing, nor listen to me, a sword shall devour you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this.

²¹ How has the faithful city Sion, once full of judgement, become a harlot! wherein righteousness lodged, but now murderers.

²² Your silver is worthless, your wine merchants mix the wine with water.

²³ Your princes are rebellious, companions of thieves, loving bribes, seeking after rewards; not pleading for orphans, and not heeding the cause of widows.

¹⁹ If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for Yahweh’s mouth has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

²² Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water.

²³ Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes and follows after rewards. They don’t defend the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

¹⁹ If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for Yahweh’s mouth has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

²² Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water.

²³ Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes and follows after rewards. They don’t defend the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

¹⁹ If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for the LORD’s mouth has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

²² Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water.

²³ Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes and follows after rewards. They don’t defend the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

¹⁹ If you will give ear to my word and do it, the good things of the land will be yours;

²⁰ But if your hearts are turned against me, I will send destruction on you by the sword; so the Lord has said.

²¹ The upright town has become untrue; there was a time when her judges gave right decisions, when righteousness had a resting-place in her, but now she is full of those who take men's lives.

²² Your silver is no longer true metal, your wine is mixed with water.

²³ Your chiefs have gone against the Lord, they have become friends of thieves; every one of them is looking for profit and going after rewards; they do not give right decisions for the child who has no father, and they do not let the cause of the widow come before them.

¹⁹ If ye be willing and hearken, ye shall eat the good of the land;

²⁰ but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

²¹ How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness used to lodge in it, but now murderers.

²² Thy silver is become dross, thy wine is mixed with water:

²³ thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth presents, and hunteth after rewards; they judge not the fatherless, and the cause of the widow cometh not unto them.

¹⁹ If you be willing, and will hearken to me, you shall eat the good things of the land.

²⁰ But if you will not, and will provoke me to wrath: the sword shall devour you because the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

²¹ How is the faithful city, that was full of judgment, become a harlot? justice dwelt in it, but now murderers.

²² Thy silver is turned into dress: thy wine is mingled with water.

²³ Thy princes are faithless, companions of thieves: they all love bribes, the run after rewards. They judge not for the fatherless: and the widow’s cometh not in to them.

¹⁹ If you really want this, and if you do as you're told, then you yourselves will eat the best things that the land produces.

²⁰ But if you are defiant, and if you are rebellious, you'll be killed by the sword. This is what the Lord has declared!

²¹ The city that used to be faithful has turned into a prostitute! Once she operated on principles of justice and followed what was right, but now only murderers live there.

²² Your silver has become worthless waste; you wine has been watered down.

²³ Your leaders are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and want to get kickbacks. They don't defend the rights of orphans, and refuse to take cases to help widows.

¹⁹ If ye consent and obey, ye shall eate the good things of the land.

²⁰ But if ye refuse and be rebellious, ye shalbe deuoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

²¹ Howe is the faithfull citie become an harlot? it was full of iudgement, and iustice lodged therein, but now they are murtherers.

²² Thy siluer is become drosse: thy wine is mixt with water.

²³ Thy Princes are rebellious and companions of theeues: euery one loueth giftes, and followeth after rewards: they iudge not the fatherlesse, neither doeth the widowes cause come before them.

¹⁹ If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land;

²⁰ But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken.

²¹ How is the faithful city become a harlot! She that was full of justice, righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

²² Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water.

²³ 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.

¹⁹ If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

²⁰ But if ye refuse and rebel, Ye shall be devoured with the sword: For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

²¹ How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; But now murderers.

²² Thy silver is become dross, Thy wine mixt with water:

²³ Thy 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.

¹⁹ If ye be willing and obey, the best of the land shall ye eat;

²⁰ But if ye refuse and rebel, by the sword shall ye be devoured; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

²¹ How is she become a harlot, the faithful town! she, that was full of justice; righteousness lodged therein; but now murderers.

²² Thy silver is become dross, thy wine is drugged with water;

²³ Thy princes are rebels, and companions of thieves; every one loveth brides, and runneth after rewards; to the fatherless they will not do justice, and the cause of the widow doth not come unto them.

¹⁹ And if ye be willing, and hearken to me, ye shall eat the good of the land:

²⁰ but if ye be not willing, nor hearken to me, a sword shall devour you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this.

²¹ How has the faithful city Zion, once full of judgment, become a harlot! wherein righteousness lodged, but now murderers.

²² Your silver is worthless, thy wine merchants mix the wine with water.

²³ Thy princes are rebellious, companions of thieves, loving bribes, seeking after rewards; not pleading for orphans, and not heeding the cause of widows.

¹⁹ If ye be willing and obedient, Ye shall consume the good of the land.

²⁰ But if ye refuse, and be rebellious, The sword shall consume you; For the mouth of Jehovah hath said it.

²¹ How is the faithful city become a harlot, She that was full of equity! Once justice dwelt in her, but now murderers!

²² Thy silver is become dross; Thy wine is adulterated with water.

²³ Thy princes are faithless, companions of thieves; Every one of them loveth gifts, and seeketh rewards; They render not justice to the fatherless, And the cause of the widow cometh not before them.

¹⁹ If you are willing and sh'ma ·hearing obedient·, you shall eat the good of the land;

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Adonai has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of mishpat ·justice·; righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.

²² Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water.

²³ Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone 'ahav ·affectionately loves· bribes, and follows after rewards. They don’t judge the orphan, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

¹⁹ If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land,

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, the sword will devour you,” for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She who was full of justice—she was full of righteousness, but now she is full of murderers.

²² Your silver has become impure, your wine mixed with water.

²³ Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves; everyone loves bribes and runs after payoffs. They do not defend the fatherless, nor does the widow's legal plea come before them.

¹⁹ If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for Yahweh’s mouth has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

²² Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water.

²³ Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes and follows after rewards. They don’t defend the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

¹⁹ If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for the LORD’s mouth has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

²² Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water.

²³ Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes and follows after rewards. They don’t defend the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

¹⁹ If ye are willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

²⁰ But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it .

²¹ How is the faithful city become a harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

²² Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

²³ Thy 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 to them.

¹⁹ If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for the LORD’s mouth has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

²² Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water.

²³ Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes and follows after rewards. They don’t defend the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

¹⁹ If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for the LORD’s mouth has spoken it.”

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

²² Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water.

²³ Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes and follows after rewards. They don’t defend the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

¹⁹ If ye will, and hear me, ye shall eat the goods of the earth.

²⁰ That if ye do not, and ye stir me to wrathfulness or wrath, sword shall devour you; for why the mouth of the Lord spake.

²¹ How is the faithful city full of doom made an whore? rightfulness or rightwiseness dwelled therein; but now men-quellers dwell therein.

²² Thy silver is turned into dross, either filth; thy wine is meddled or mingled with water.

²³ Thy princes be unfaithful, the fellows of thieves; all love gifts, and follow yieldings, either meeds; they deem not to a fatherless child, and the cause of a widow entereth not to them.

¹⁹ If ye will, and hear me, ye shall eat the goods of the earth. (If ye be willing, and obey me, then ye shall eat the good things of the earth.)

²⁰ That if ye do not, and ye stir me to wrathfulness, (the) sword shall devour you; for why the mouth of the Lord spake. (But if ye do not, and ye stir me to anger, the sword shall devour you; for the Lord hath spoken.)

²¹ How is the faithful city full of doom made an whore? rightfulness dwelled therein; but now men-quellers dwell therein. (How the faithful city is made like a whore! Once it was full of justice, and righteousness lived there or and the righteous lived there; but now only murderers (live there)!)

²² Thy silver is turned into dross, either filth; thy wine is meddled with water (or thy wine is mixed with water).

²³ Thy princes be unfaithful, the fellows of thieves; all love gifts, and follow yieldings, either meeds; they deem not to a fatherless child, and the cause of a widow entereth not to them. (Thy leaders be unfaithful, the friends of thieves; all of them love gifts, and follow after bribes,or rewards; they do not judge favourably for a fatherless child, and a widow’s case never even cometh before them.)

¹⁹ If ye are willing, and have hearkened, The good of the land ye consume,

²⁰ And if ye refuse, and have rebelled, By the sword ye are consumed, For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.

²¹ How hath a faithful city become a harlot? I have filled it with judgment, Righteousness lodgeth in it — now murderers.

²² Thy silver hath become dross, Thy drink polluted with water.

²³ Thy princes are apostates, and companions of thieves, Every one loving a bribe, and pursuing rewards, The fatherless they judge not, And the plea of the widow cometh not to them.