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# General Information:
Isaiah speaks to the people of Judah in the form of a poem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
# Nation, sinners
Possible meanings are 1) Isaiah is saying two different things about them. Alternate translation: "Nation of Israel, you sinners" or 2) he is saying only one thing about them. Alternate translation: "Nation of sinners"
# a people weighed down with iniquity
Something very heavy that a person might carry is a metaphor for their many sins. Alternate translation: "their sin is like a heavy bag on their shoulders that makes it hard for them to walk" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
# offspring of evildoers
The word "offspring" is a metaphor for people who do what others have done. Alternate translation: "people who do the same evil they see others doing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
# act corruptly
do evil deeds
# They have abandoned Yahweh
"They have gone away from Yahweh"
# have despised
"have refused to obey" or "have refused to respect"
# Israel
Judah is part of what had been the nation of Israel.
# they have estranged themselves from him
Though at one time they were friends, they now treat him as though they do not know him.