Isaiah 1:3
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3 An ox knows its owner,
and an ass,[a] its master’s manger;
But Israel does not know,
my people has not understood.(A)
Footnotes
- 1:3 Ox…ass: Isaiah uses animals proverbial for their stupidity and stubbornness to underline Israel’s failure to respond to God. Israel: a term Isaiah (and other prophets) frequently applies to Judah, especially after the fall of the Northern Kingdom (which Isaiah normally calls Ephraim, as in 7:2, 9, 17; 9:8), but sometimes applies to the entire chosen people, as in 8:14.
Isaiah 5:13
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13 Therefore my people go into exile
for lack of understanding,(A)
Its nobles starving,
its masses parched with thirst.
Jeremiah 4:22
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22 My people are fools,
they do not know me;
They are senseless children,
without understanding;
They are wise at evil,
but they do not know how to do good.(A)
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