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How terrible it will be for that sinful nation,
for a people loaded with guilt,
offspring[a] who act wickedly,
children who are corrupt!
They have forsaken the Lord.
They have despised the Holy One of Israel.
They have deserted him and turned back.

Why do you keep earning more beatings?
Why do you continue to rebel?
Your whole head is wounded.
Your whole heart is weak.
From the sole of your foot to the top of your head
    there is nothing healthy,
    but only wounds, welts, and open sores.
Your wounds have not been cleaned or bandaged
    or soothed with olive oil.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:4 Literally seed

Woe to the sinful nation,
    a people whose guilt is great,(A)
a brood of evildoers,(B)
    children given to corruption!(C)
They have forsaken(D) the Lord;
    they have spurned the Holy One(E) of Israel
    and turned their backs(F) on him.

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

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