Obedience, not Sacrifice



Hear me, O Heaven, and give ear,
O earth for the Lord has spoken;
I have reared and brought up in fear,
The children rebelled and broken.

The ox is knowing its owner,
And the donkey its master’s crib;
But does not know of the loner,
Not understanding of the lib.

People full of iniquity,
And offspring of evildoers;
With immoral activity,
Have been corrupted pursuers.

For they have forsaken the Lord,
And have despised the Holy One;
Allowed His Word to be ignored,
Utterly estranged that was done.

So why will you still be struck down,
As you continue to rebel;
A sick head wearing a dark crown,
That you had purchased down in hell.

From the foot even to the head,
There is no soundness found in it;
Bruises and sores Satan has fed,
Softened with oil for merit.

For your country lies desolate,
Your cities are burned with fire;
Keeping your eyes and your ears shut,
Upholding earthly desires.

Foreigners devour your land,
Their presence will coup d'état rule;
Oppression caused by their demand,
Their persecution will be cruel.

As your daughter left on the street,
A harlot in the besieged city;
To become a sensual treat,
That nobody will take pity.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer

About this poem

The Wickedness of Judah Isaiah 6:2-8

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Written on February 25, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on February 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XAXA BCBC DEDE FAFA GHGX IXIJ JBJE KXKH LDLD B
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,203
Words 255
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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