He is vigilant for God’s word (Isaiah), but they revile God’s word (Isaiah 5:24; 28:12–14; 30:12).
He calls on the name of the Lord (Isaiah 41:25), but they do not call upon him (Isaiah 43:22; 64:7; 65:1).
His ears are open (Isaiah 50:4–5) but their ears are closed (Isaiah 48:8).
He is astute (Isaiah 52:13), but they are insensible (Isaiah 1:3; 6:9).
He stands for God’s truth (Isaiah 42:3), but they live by falsehoods (Isaiah 9:15; 28:15; 32:7; 48:1).
He has knowledge (Isaiah 11:2; 53:11), but they lack knowledge (Isaiah 1:3; 5:13; 44:25).
He possesses wisdom (Isaiah 11:2), but they are wise in their own eyes (Isaiah 5:21; 29:14; 44:25).
He has the spirit of understanding (Isaiah 11:2), but they don’t understand (Isaiah 6:9–10; 27:11).
He performs God’s will (Isaiah 48:14), but they choose what is not his will (Isaiah 65:12; 66:4).
He has a learned tongue and speaks God’s word (Isaiah 50:4, 10), but they have a perverse tongue and rely on empty words (Isaiah 3:8; 59:3–4).
He offers wonderful counsel (Isaiah 9:6; 11:2; 46:11), but they can offer none (Isaiah 41:28).
He preaches the truth (Isaiah 42:3; 50:4), but they preach perverse things (Isaiah 32:6).
He exemplifies righteousness (Isaiah 9:7; 11:4–5; 16:5; 32:1; 41:2), but they eschew righteousness (Isaiah 5:7; 26:10; 46:12; 48:1; 59:4, 9; 64:6).
He is a “light” to God’s people (Isaiah 42:6; 49:6), but they choose darkness (Isaiah 5:20; 29:15; 59:9–10).
He performs justice (Isaiah 16:5; 42:1, 3–4), but they work injustice (Isaiah 1:23; 10:2; 29:21; 59:11, 15).
He judges righteously (Isaiah 11:4; 16:5), but they acquit the guilty for bribes (Isaiah 1:23; 5:23).
He bears good fruit (Isaiah 11:1), but they bear evil fruit (Isaiah 5:2, 4).
He prophesies what comes to pass (Isaiah 41:26–27; 48:14), but their prophets can’t prophesy (Isaiah 9:15–16; 28:7; 29:10; 41:26; 56:10).
He represents God’s Covenant of Life (Isaiah), but they subscribe to a Covenant with Death (Isaiah 28:15, 18).
He relies on God in the face of challenges (Isaiah 50:7–9), but they rely on the arm of flesh (Isaiah 30:12; 31:1).
He doesn’t rebel or back away from following God (Isaiah 50:5), but they rebel and back away (Isaiah 1:2; 59:13; 63:10).
He is unafraid in the face of foes (Isaiah 50:7–9), but they live in fear (Isaiah 8:12; 33:14; 51:12).
He puts his enemies to flight (Isaiah 41:2–3), but they flee before their enemies (Isaiah 30:16–17).
He releases God’s people from bondage (Isaiah 42:7; 49:9; 61:1), but they are taken captive (Isaiah 8:14–15; 10:3–4; 28:11–13).