1:4 1 The sinful nation is as good as dead, 2
the people weighed down by evil deeds.
They are offspring who do wrong,
children 3 who do wicked things.
They have abandoned the Lord,
and rejected the Holy One of Israel. 4
They are alienated from him. 5
1:5 6 Why do you insist on being battered?
Why do you continue to rebel? 7
Your head has a massive wound, 8
your whole body is weak. 9