Isaiah 1:2

Isaiah 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth! For the Lord has spoken: “I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: "Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For the Lord has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against Me;

Context of Isaiah 1:2

1This is the vision which Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem at the time of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. Listen, heaven, and pay attention, earth! The Lord has spoken, “I raised ⌞my⌟ children and helped them grow, but they have rebelled against me. 3Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know where their masters feed them. But Israel doesn’t know ⌞its owner⌟. My people don’t understand ⌞who feeds them⌟. 4“How horrible it will be for a nation that sins. ⌞Its⌟ people are loaded down with guilt. They are descendants of evildoers and destructive children. They have abandoned the Lord. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They have turned their backs on him.

Isaiah 1:2 word by word

שִׁמְע֤וּ שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְהַאֲזִ֣ינִי אֶ֔רֶץ כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּ֑ר בָּנִים֙ גִּדַּ֣לְתִּי וְרוֹמַ֔מְתִּי וְהֵ֖ם פָּ֥שְׁעוּ בִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• O heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and give earאָזַן'âzan · to listenH238
• O earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• I have nourishedגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• and brought upרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and they have rebelledפָּשַׁעpâsha‛ · to transgressH6586

Cross-references for Isaiah 1:2

• Deuteronomy 4:26you will quickly disappear from the land you’re going to possess on the other side of the Jordan River. You won’t live very long there. You’ll be completely wiped out.
• Deuteronomy 30:19I call on heaven and earth as witnesses today that I have offered you life or death, blessings or curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants will live.
• Deuteronomy 32:1Listen, heaven, and I will speak. Earth, hear the words from my mouth.
• Psalms 50:4He summons heaven and earth to judge his people:
• Jeremiah 2:12Be horrified over this, heaven. Be terribly afraid,” declares the Lord.
• Jeremiah 6:19Listen, earth! I’m going to bring disaster on these people. It is the result of their own plots, because they won’t pay attention to my words. They reject my teachings.
• Jeremiah 22:29O land, land, land! Listen to the Lord’s word.
• Ezekiel 36:4“ ‘Mountains of Israel, listen to the Almighty Lord’s word. This is what the Almighty Lord says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, and to the empty ruins and abandoned cities that have become prey and are mocked by the rest of the surrounding nations:
• Micah 1:2Listen, all you people! Pay attention, earth and all who are on it. The Almighty Lord will be a witness against you. The Lord will be a witness from his holy temple.
• Micah 6:1Now listen to what the Lord is saying, “Stand up! Plead your case in front of the mountains, and let the hills listen to your request.
• Jeremiah 13:15Listen, and pay attention! Don’t be arrogant. The Lord has spoken.
• Amos 3:1Listen to this message which I, the Lord, have spoken against you Israelites, against your whole family that I brought out of Egypt.
• Micah 3:8But I am filled with the power of the Lord’s Spirit, with justice, and with strength. So I will tell ⌞the descendants of⌟ Jacob about their crimes and ⌞the nation of⌟ Israel about its sins.
• Acts 4:20We cannot stop talking about what we’ve seen and heard.”
• Isaiah 5:1Let me sing a lovesong to my beloved about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
• Isaiah 46:3Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, the few people left of the nation of Israel. I’ve carried you since your birth. I’ve taken care of you from the time you were born.

Commentaries on Isaiah 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Hear, O heavens "Hear, O ye heavens" - God is introduced as entering into a public action, or pleading, before the whole world, against his disobedient people. The prophet, as herald or officer to proclaim the summons to the court, calls upon all created beings, celestial and terrestrial, to attend and bear witness to the truth of his plea and the justice of his cause. The same scene is more fully displayed in the noble exordium of Psalm 1:1-6, where God…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Hear, O heavens - This is properly the beginning of the prophecy. It is a sublime commencement; and is of a highly poetic character. The heavens and the earth are summoned to bear witness to the apostasy, ingratitude, and deep depravity of the chosen people of God. The address is expressive of deep feeling - the bursting forth of a heart filled with amazement at a wonderful and unusual event. The same sublime beginning is found in the song of Moses…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2heavens … earth: All of creation is called to witness the trial that God has convened against Judah (compare Deuteronomy 31:28; 32:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The very words of Moses (De 32:1); this implies that the law was the charter and basis of all prophecy (Is 8:20). Lord--Jehovah; in Hebrew, "the self-existing and promise-fulfilling, unchangeable One." The Jews never pronounced this holy name, but substituted Adonai. The English Version, Lord in capitals, marks the Hebrew "Jehovah," though Lord is rather equivalent to "Adonai" than "Jehovah." children--(Ex 4:22). rebelled--as sons (De 21:18) and as…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 1:2

• Character
• Church
• God
• Ingratitude
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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• Judgment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings