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“Why will you still be struck down?
    Why will you continue to rebel?
Your whole head is sick,
    and your whole heart is faint.
From the sole of your foot to the top of your head,
    there’s no soundness evident[a]
only bruises, sores,
    and festering wounds
that haven’t been cleaned out,
    bandaged, or treated[b] with oil.”

God’s Diagnosis

“Your country lies desolate;
    your cities have been incinerated.
Before your very eyes,
    foreigners are devouring your land—
they’ve brought devastation on it,[c]
    while the land is[d] overthrown by foreigners.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:6 Lit. soundness in it
  2. Isaiah 1:6 Or softened
  3. Isaiah 1:7 So 1QIsaa; MurIsa MT LXX read Devastated
  4. Isaiah 1:7 DSS MT lack the land is

Why should you be beaten(A) anymore?
    Why do you persist(B) in rebellion?(C)
Your whole head is injured,
    your whole heart(D) afflicted.(E)
From the sole of your foot to the top of your head(F)
    there is no soundness(G)
only wounds and welts(H)
    and open sores,
not cleansed or bandaged(I)
    or soothed with olive oil.(J)

Your country is desolate,(K)
    your cities burned with fire;(L)
your fields are being stripped by foreigners(M)
    right before you,
    laid waste as when overthrown by strangers.(N)

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