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 Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.
Oh, what a sinful nation! A people weighed down with guilt, descendants of those who do wrong, children who corrupt everything they touch. They have abandoned the LORD, they have made the Holy One of Israel angry, and they have turned their backs and walked away from Him.
God is expressing deep grief and disappointment over His people who have completely turned away from Him and fallen into corruption.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah prophesied during the 8th century BC when the kingdom of Judah was experiencing moral decline and spiritual corruption. The people had turned to idol worship and injustice despite God's covenant relationship with them. This verse comes from Isaiah's opening message, where he confronts the nation's rebellion before foreign invasions would come as consequences.
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