Isaiah 43:27

The father of your nation ¹  sinned; your spokesmen ²  rebelled against me.

Nu 32:14; Ps 78:8; Ps 106:6,7; Isa 3:12; Isa 28:7; Isa 56:10-12; Jer 3:25; Jer 5:31; Jer 23:11-15; La 4:13,14; Eze 16:3; Eze 22:25-28; Ho 4:6; Mic 3:11; Zec 1:4-6; Mal 2:4-8; Mal 3:7; Mt 15:14; Mt 27:1,41; Joh 11:49-53; Ac 5:17,18; Ac 7:51; Ro 5:12

¹ tn Heb “your first father.” This could refer to Abraham (see 51:2), but elsewhere in Isaiah he does not appear in a negative light (see 29:22; 41:8; 63:16). A more likely candidate is Jacob/Israel, also referred to as the nation’s “father” elsewhere (see 58:14; 63:16).

² tn On the meaning of the term לִיץ (lits), see HALOT 590 s.v. מֵלִיץ. This may refer to the nation’s prophets, priests, and/or kings.