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What does Isaiah 1:2 mean?

Listen up, heavens, and pay attention, earth—because the Lord is speaking: 'I raised children and cared for them, but they turned against me.' Isaiah 1:2 - Modern Text Bible

(God calls all creation to witness how his own people, whom he raised and loved, have rebelled against him.)