New International Version (NIV)
4Woe to the sinful nation,
a people whose guilt is great,
a brood of evildoers,
children given to corruption!
They have forsaken the Lord;
they have spurned the Holy One of Israel
and turned their backs on him.
Isaiah 1:4
Isaiah 1:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
4¶Oh, sinful nation,
People weighed down with guilt,
1:4 Lit SeedOffspring of evildoers,
Sons who act corruptly!
They have abandoned the Lord,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away 1:4 Lit backwardfrom Him.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
4Alas, sinful nation,
People weighed down with iniquity,
Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who act corruptly!
They have abandoned the Lord,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away from Him.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
4¶Ah, sinful nation,
A people loaded down with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing],
Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who behave corruptly!
They have abandoned (rejected) the Lord,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel [provoking Him to anger],
They have turned away from Him.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
4Alas, O sinful nation,
a people laden with iniquity,
a brood of evildoers,
children who act corruptly!
They have forsaken the Lord;
they have despised the Holy One of Israel
and turned their backs on Him.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
4How terrible it will be for this sinful nation!
They are loaded down with guilt.
They are people who do nothing but evil.
They are children who are always sinning.
They have deserted the Lord.
They have turned against the Holy One of Israel.
They have turned their backs on him.