Isaiah 1:7
Your land is desolate;
What it says
The land is desolate, cities are burned, and foreigners devour it.
What it is doing
This verse shows the national consequences of covenant disobedience.
In context
1This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 2Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, 3The ox knows its owner, 4Alas, O sinful nation, 5Why do you want more beatings? 6From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, 7Your land is desolate; 8And the Daughter of Zion is abandoned 9Unless the LORD of Hosts