4  Ah, sinful nation,

a people laden with iniquity,

^joffspring of evildoers,

children who deal corruptly!

They have ^kforsaken the Lord,

they have ^ldespised the Holy One of Israel,

they are utterly ^mestranged.

1  “Ah, stubborn ^lchildren,” declares the Lord,

“who carry out a plan, but not mine,

and who make an alliance,¹ but not of my Spirit,

that they may add sin to sin;

9  For they are a ^rrebellious people,

lying children,

children unwilling to hear

the instruction of the Lord;

8  For he said, “Surely they are my people,

^hchildren who will not deal falsely.”

And he became their Savior.