Isaiah 1:7

⁷אַרְצְכֶם שְׁמָמָה, עָרֵיכֶם שְׂרֻפוֹת אֵשׁ; אַדְמַתְכֶם, לְנֶגְדְּכֶם זָרִים אֹכְלִים אֹתָהּ, וּשְׁמָמָה כְּמַהְפֵּכַת זָרִים׃

Isaiah 1 opens the book with a courtroom scene. God, through the prophet, summons heaven and earth as witnesses against His covenant people. Israel has rebelled, and their worship has become empty ritual while their hands are full of injustice. The chapter moves from indictment to a