NET Bible
"Why do you insist on being battered? Why do you continue to rebel? Your head has a massive wound, your whole heart is sick."
— Isaiah 1:5, NET Bible
“Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.”
“Why will ye be still stricken, that ye revolt more and more? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. ”
“Why should you be beaten more, that you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.”
“For what shall I strike you any more, you that increase transgression? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart is sad.”
“Why will you have more and more punishment? why keep on in your evil ways? Every head is tired and every heart is feeble.”
“Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.”
Obedience, not Sacrifice Listen, O heavens, pay attention, O earth! For the LORD speaks:“I raised children, I brought them up, but they have rebelled against me!
An ox recognizes its owner, a donkey recognizes where its owner puts its food; but Israel does not recognize me, my people do not understand.”
Beware sinful nation, the people weighed down by evil deeds. They are offspring who do wrong, children who do wicked things. They have abandoned the LORD, and rejected the Holy One of Israel. They are alienated from him.
Why do you insist on being battered? Why do you continue to rebel? Your head has a massive wound, your whole heart is sick.
From the soles of your feet to your head, there is no spot that is unharmed. There are only bruises, cuts, and open wounds. They have not been cleansed or bandaged, nor have they been treated with olive oil.
Your land is devastated, your cities burned with fire. Right before your eyes your crops are being destroyed by foreign invaders. They leave behind devastation and destruction.
Daughter Zion is left isolated, like a hut in a vineyard, or a shelter in a cucumber field; she is a besieged city.