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Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Οὐαὶ ἔθνος ἁμαρτωλὸν, λαὸς πλήρης ἁμαρτιῶν, σπέρμα πονηρὸν, υἱοὶ ἄνομοι· ἐγκατελίπατε τὸν Κύριον, καὶ παρωργίσατε τὸν ἅγιον τοῦ Ἰσραήλ.
(Ouai ethnos hamartōlon, laos plaʸraʸs hamartiōn, sperma ponaʸron, huioi anomoi; egkatelipate ton Kurion, kai parōrgisate ton hagion tou Israaʸl. )

BrTr Ah sinful nation, a people full of sins, an evil seed, lawless children: ye have forsaken the Lord, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

ULT ⇔ Woe, sinful nation,
⇔ people heavy of iniquity,
⇔ seed of evildoers,
⇔ sons who act corruptly!
⇔ They have abandoned Yahweh,
⇔ they have despised the Holy One of Israel,
⇔ they have estranged themselves from him.

UST Terrible things will happen to this sinful nation, this people group weighted down by their sin,
⇔ these children of people who do evil things,
⇔ these sons who are unjust.
⇔ They have left Yahweh,
⇔ the Holy One of Israel.
⇔ They have turned away from him.

BSB ⇔ Alas, O sinful nation,
⇔ a people laden with iniquity,
⇔ a brood of evildoers,
⇔ children of depravity!
⇔ They have forsaken the LORD;
⇔ they have despised the Holy One of Israel
⇔ and turned their backs on Him.

OEB ⇔ Sinful nation!
⇔ A people laden with guilt,
⇔ a brood of evildoers,
⇔ children all corrupt,
⇔ they have forsaken the Lord,
⇔ spurned the Holy One of Israel,
⇔ turned their backs on him.

WEBBE Ah sinful nation,
⇔ a people loaded with iniquity,
⇔ offspring[fn] of evildoers,
⇔ children who deal corruptly!
⇔ They have forsaken the LORD.
⇔ They have despised the Holy One of Israel.
⇔ They are estranged and backward.

1:4 or, seed

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET The sinful nation is as good as dead,
⇔ the people weighed down by evil deeds.
⇔ They are offspring who do wrong,
⇔ children who do wicked things.
⇔ They have abandoned the Lord,
⇔ and rejected the Holy One of Israel.
⇔ They are alienated from him.

LSV Oh, sinning nation, a people heavy [with] iniquity,
A seed of evildoers, sons—corrupters! They have forsaken YHWH,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel,
They have gone away backward.

FBV What a sinful nation—a people carrying such a load of guilt, an evil generation, corrupt children! They have abandoned the Lord. They have despised Israel's Holy One. They have become strangers. They have gone backwards.

T4T ⇔ Terrible things will happen to that sinful nation,
⇔ to those people who are guilty of sinning greatly.
⇔ They are a group of very evil people,
⇔ who act very unjustly.
⇔ They have abandoned Yahweh,
⇔ the holy one of Israel;
⇔ they have ◄abandoned/turned away from► him.

LEB • a people heavy with iniquity, • offspring of evildoers, • children who deal corruptly. • They have forsaken Yahweh; • they have despised the holy one of Israel. • They are estranged and gone backward.

BBE O nation full of sin, a people weighted down with crime, a generation of evil-doers, false-hearted children: they have gone away from the Lord, they have no respect for the Holy One of Israel, their hearts are turned back from him.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly; they have forsaken the LORD, they have contemned the Holy One of Israel, they are turned away backward.

ASV Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly! they have forsaken Jehovah, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are estranged and gone backward.

DRA Woe to the sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a wicked seed, ungracious children: they have forsaken the Lord, they have blasphemed the Holy One of Israel, they are gone away backwards.

YLT Ah, sinning nation, a people heavy [with] iniquity, A seed of evil doers, sons — corrupters! They have forsaken Jehovah, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have gone away backward.

Drby Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that corrupt themselves! They have forsaken Jehovah; they have despised the Holy One of Israel; they are turned away backward.

RV Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly: they have forsaken the LORD, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are estranged and gone backward.

Wbstr Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel to anger, they are gone away backward.

KJB-1769 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.[fn][fn]

1.4 laden: Heb. of heaviness

1.4 gone…: Heb. alienated, or, separated

KJB-1611 Ah sinnefull nation, a people [fn]laden with iniquitie, a seede of euill doers, children that are corrupters: they haue forsaken the LORD, they haue prouoked the Holy one of Israel vnto anger, they are [fn]gone away backward.
(Ah sinnefull nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil doers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy one of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.)

1:4 Heb. of heauinesse.

1:4 Heb. alienated, or separated.

Bshps Ah sinnefull nation, a people laden with iniquitie, a seede of the wicked, corrupt children: they haue forsaken the Lorde, they haue prouoked the holy one of Israel vnto anger, they are gone backwarde.
(Ah sinnefull nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of the wicked, corrupt children: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the holy one of Israel unto anger, they are gone backwarde.)

Gnva Ah, sinfull nation, a people laden with iniquitie: a seede of the wicked, corrupt children: they haue forsaken the Lord: they haue prouoked the holy one of Israel to anger: they are gone backewarde.
(Ah, sinfull nation, a people laden with iniquity: a seed of the wicked, corrupt children: they have forsaken the Lord: they have provoked the holy one of Israel to anger: they are gone backewarde. )

Cvdl Alas for this synful people, which are experte in blasphemies, a frawerde generacion, vnnatural children. They haue forsaken the LORDE, they haue prouoked the holy one of Israel vnto anger, and are gone bacward.
(Alas for this sinful people, which are experte in blasphemies, a frawerde generation, unnatural children. They have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the holy one of Israel unto anger, and are gone bacward.)

Wycl Wo to the synful folk, to the puple heuy in wickidnesse, to the weiward seed, to the cursid sones; thei han forsake the Lord, thei han blasfemyd the hooli of Israel, thei ben aliened bacward.
(Woe to the sinful folk, to the people heuy in wickednesse, to the weiward seed, to the cursid sons; they have forsake the Lord, they have blasfemyd the holy of Israel, they been aliened bacward.)

Luth O wehe des sündigen Volks, des Volks von großer Missetat, des boshaftigen Samens, der schädlichen Kinder, die den HErr’s verlassen, den Heiligen in Israel lästern, weichen zurück!
(O wehe the sin peoples, the peoples from großer Missetat, the boshaftigen Samens, the/of_the schädlichen children, the the LORD’s leave, the Heiligen in Israel lästern, weichen zurück!)

ClVg Væ genti peccatrici, populo gravi iniquitate, semini nequam, filiis sceleratis ! dereliquerunt Dominum; blasphemaverunt Sanctum Israël; abalienati sunt retrorsum.[fn]
(Alas genti peccatrici, to_the_people gravi iniquitate, semini nequam, childrens sceleratis ! dereliquerunt Dominum; blasphemaverunt Sanctum Israel; abalienati are retrorsum. )

1.4 Væ genti, etc. HIER., ibid. In hoc titulo, personam, causam, tempusque commemorat; secundo, attentos facit; tertio, narrat quid locutus Dominus; quarto, quasi in excessibus gentem increpat peccatricem. Væ genti. etc. Æternum minatur interitum, quia respuunt Filium, qui salutem attulit. Iniquitate. ID. ibid. Unde: Iniquitas sedet super talentum plumbi ZACH. 5.; unde alibi: Quasi onus grave, gravatæ sunt super me Psal. 37.. Nequam. Alii, pessimorum, ut non seminis sit vitium, sed malitiæ eorum, qui voluntate propria Deum dereliquerunt. Non enim boni et mali diversa putanda est natura. Blasphemaverunt. Dicentes: Dæmonium habes, et Samaritanus es tu Joan. 8.; et Non habemus regem nisi Cæsarem; et Nonne hic est Filius fabri? Abalienati sunt. HIER., ibid. Qui dicebantur pars et filii Dei Joan. XIX; Matth. 13.. Dicitur de eis: Filii alieni mentiti sunt mihi Psal. 17., unde: Nemo mittens manum suam ad aratrum, etc. Luc 9., unde Apostolus: Ad priora se extendens, posteriorum oblitus Philip. 3..

1.4 Alas genti, etc. HIER., ibid. In this titulo, personam, causam, tempusque commemorat; secundo, attentos facit; tertio, narrat quid spoke Master; quarto, as_if in excessibus gentem increpat peccatricem. Alas genti. etc. Æternum minatur interitum, because respuunt Son, who salutem attulit. Iniquitate. ID. ibid. Whence: Iniquitas sedet over talentum plumbi ZACH. 5.; whence alibi: Quasi onus grave, gravatæ are over me Psal. 37.. Nequam. Alii, pessimorum, as not/no seminis let_it_be vitium, but malitiæ their, who voluntate propria God dereliquerunt. Non because boni and mali diversa putanda it_is natura. Blasphemaverunt. Dicentes: Dæmonium you_have, and Samaritanus you_are tu Yoan. 8.; and Non habemus regem nisi Cæsarem; and Isn't_it this it_is Son fabri? Abalienati are. HIER., ibid. Who dicebantur pars and children of_God Yoan. XIX; Matth. 13.. Dicitur about eis: Children alieni mentiti are mihi Psal. 17., unde: Nemo mittens hand his_own to aratrum, etc. Luc 9., whence Apostolus: Ad priora se extendens, posteriorum oblitus Philip. 3..

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

General Information:

Isaiah speaks to the people of Judah in the form of a poem.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) a people weighed down with iniquity