Isaiah 1:6

Isaiah 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
• New International Version (NIV)From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness— only wounds and welts and open sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with olive oil.
• English Standard Version (ESV)From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores and raw wounds; they are not pressed out or bound up or softened with oil.
• New King James Version (NKJV)From the sole of the foot even to the head, There is no soundness in it, But wounds and bruises and putrefying sores; They have not been closed or bound up, Or soothed with ointment.

Context of Isaiah 1:6

4“How horrible it will be for a nation that sins. ⌞Its⌟ people are loaded down with guilt. They are descendants of evildoers and destructive children. They have abandoned the Lord. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They have turned their backs on him. 5“Why do you still want to be beaten? Why do you continue to rebel? Your whole head is infected. Your whole heart is failing. From the bottom of your feet to the top of your head there is no healthy spot left on your ⌞body⌟— only bruises, sores, and fresh wounds. They haven’t been cleansed, bandaged, or soothed with oil. 7“Your country is devastated. Your cities are burned down. Your fields are destroyed right before your eyes by foreigners. Your fields are devastated and taken over by foreigners. 8My people Zion are left like a hut in a vineyard, like a shack in a cucumber field, like a city under attack.”

Isaiah 1:6 word by word

מִכַּף־רֶ֤גֶל וְעַד־רֹאשׁ֙ אֵֽין־בּ֣וֹ מְתֹ֔ם פֶּ֥צַע וְחַבּוּרָ֖ה וּמַכָּ֣ה טְרִיָּ֑ה לֹא־זֹ֙רוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א חֻבָּ֔שׁוּ וְלֹ֥א רֻכְּכָ֖ה בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• From the soleכַּףkaph · palm: soleH3709
• of the footרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• even unto the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• no soundnessמְתֹםmethôm · soundnessH4974
• woundsפֶּ֫צַעpetsa‛ · woundH6482
• and bruisesחַבּוּרָהchabbûrâh chabbûrâh chăbûrâh · woundH2250
• and putrifyingטָרִיţârîy · freshH2961
• soresמַכָּהmakkâh makkeh · woundH4347
• they have not been closedזוּרzûr · to crushH2115
• neither bound upחָבַשׁchâbash · to saddle/tieH2280
• neither mollifiedרָכַךְrâkak · be tenderH7401
• with ointmentשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081

Cross-references for Isaiah 1:6

• Job 2:7Satan left the Lord’s presence and struck Job with painful boils from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
• Luke 16:20There was also a beggar named Lazarus who was regularly brought to the gate of the rich man’s house.
• 2 Chronicles 6:28“There may be famine in the land. Plant diseases, heat waves, funguses, locusts, or grasshoppers may destroy crops. Enemies may blockade Israel’s city gates. During every plague or sickness
• Psalms 77:2On the day I was in trouble, I went to the Lord for help. At night I stretched out my hands in prayer without growing tired. Yet, my soul refused to be comforted.
• Jeremiah 6:14They treat my people’s wounds as though they were not serious, saying, ‘Everything is alright! Everything is alright!’ But it’s not alright.
• Jeremiah 30:12“This is what the Lord says: Your wound is incurable. Your injury is beyond healing.
• Nahum 3:19There is no relief for your collapse. Your wound is fatal. All who hear the news about you will clap their hands. Who hasn’t suffered from your endless evil?
• Job 5:18God injures, but he bandages. He beats you up, but his hands make you well.
• Psalms 38:3No healthy spot is left on my body because of your rage. There is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
• Jeremiah 8:21I am crushed because my dear people have been crushed. I mourn; terror grips me.
• Jeremiah 33:6“But I will heal this city and restore it to health. I will heal its people, and I will give them peace and security.
• Hosea 5:12I will destroy Ephraim as a moth destroys clothing. I will destroy the nation of Judah as rot destroys wood.
• Malachi 4:2“The Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings for you people who fear my name. You will go out and leap like calves let out of a stall.
• Matthew 9:12When Jesus heard that, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor; those who are sick do.
• Luke 10:34went to him, and cleaned and bandaged his wounds. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

Commentaries on Isaiah 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6They have not been closed, etc. "It hath not been pressed," etc. - The pharmaceutical art in the East consists chiefly in external applications: accordingly the prophet's images in this place are all taken from surgery. Sir John Chardin, in his note on Proverbs 3:8, "It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones," observes that "the comparison is taken from the plasters, ointments, oils, and frictions, which are made use of in the East upon the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6From the sole of the foot … - Or is we say, from head to foot,‘ that is, in every part of the body. There may be included also the idea that this extended from the lowest to the highest among the people. The Chaldee paraphrase is, from the lowest of the people even to the princes - all are contumacious and rebellious.‘ No soundness - מתם methôm from תמם tâmam to be perfect, sound, uninjured. There is no part unaffected; no part that is sound. It is all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil: Judah's national condition was like an injured person who had not received medical care.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. From the lowest to the highest of the people; "the ancient and honorable, the head, the prophet that teacheth lies, the tail." See Is 9:13-16. He first states their wretched condition, obvious to all (Is 1:6-9); and then, not previously, their irreligious state, the cause of it. wounds--judicially inflicted (Ho 5:13). mollified with ointment--The art of medicine in the East consists chiefly in external applications (Lu 10:34; Jas 5:14).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 1:6

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Anointing
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• Church
• Depravity of Man
• Disease
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Medicine
• Sick, the
• Sin
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Wicked (People)
• Wounds

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Commentaries on Isaiah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings