Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Why should you be beaten anymore? Why do you persist in rebellion? Your whole head is injured, your whole heart afflicted. New Living Translation Why do you continue to invite punishment? Must you rebel forever? Your head is injured, and your heart is sick. English Standard Version Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. Berean Standard Bible Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. King James Bible Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. New King James Version Why should you be stricken again? You will revolt more and more. The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faints. New American Standard Bible Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The entire head is sick And the entire heart is faint. NASB 1995 Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The whole head is sick And the whole heart is faint. NASB 1977 Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The whole head is sick, And the whole heart is faint. Legacy Standard Bible Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The whole head is sick, And the whole heart is faint. Amplified Bible Why should you be stricken and punished again [since no change results from it]? You [only] continue to rebel. The whole head is sick And the whole heart is faint and sick. Christian Standard Bible Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep on rebelling? The whole head is hurt, and the whole heart is sick. Holman Christian Standard Bible Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep on rebelling? The whole head is hurt, and the whole heart is sick. American Standard Version Why will ye be still stricken, that ye revolt more and more? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. Contemporary English Version Why be punished more? Why not give up your sin? Your head is badly bruised, and you are weak all over. English Revised Version Why will ye be still stricken, that ye revolt more and more? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Why do you still want to be beaten? Why do you continue to rebel? Your whole head is infected. Your whole heart is failing. Good News Translation Why do you keep on rebelling? Do you want to be punished even more? Israel, your head is already covered with wounds, and your heart and mind are sick. International Standard Version "Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? Your whole head is sick, and your whole heart is faint. Majority Standard Bible Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. NET Bible Why do you insist on being battered? Why do you continue to rebel? Your head has a massive wound, your whole body is weak. New Heart English Bible Why should you be beaten more, that you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. Webster's Bible Translation Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. World English Bible Why should you be beaten more, that you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhy are you struck anymore? You add apostasy! Every head has become diseased, and every heart [is] sick. Young's Literal Translation Wherefore are ye stricken any more? Ye do add apostasy! Every head is become diseased, and every heart is sick. Smith's Literal Translation For what shall ye be yet struck? will ye add apostasy? every head for sickness, and every heart sick. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor what shall I strike you any more, you that increase transgression? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart is sad. Catholic Public Domain Version For what reason shall I continue to strike you, as you increase transgressions? The entire head is feeble, and the entire heart is grieving. New American Bible Why would you yet be struck, that you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, the whole heart faint. New Revised Standard Version Why do you seek further beatings? Why do you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhy should you be stricken any more, and be chastised? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Why will you again be destroyed and will you add to being punished? All the head is for illness and all the heart for sorrow OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917On what part will ye yet be stricken, Seeing ye stray away more and more? The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faint; Brenton Septuagint Translation Why should ye be smitten any more, transgressing more and more? the whole head is pained, and the whole heart sad. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judah's Rebellion…4Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. 5Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. 6From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.… Cross References Jeremiah 5:3 O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent. Hosea 7:13-16 Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me. / They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me. / Although I trained and strengthened their arms, they plot evil against Me. ... Ezekiel 24:13 Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided. Amos 4:6-11 “I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ... Lamentations 1:5 Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy. Deuteronomy 28:28-29 The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind, / and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you. 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. Micah 6:13 Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins. Jeremiah 30:12-15 For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous. / There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you. / All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins. ... Psalm 38:3-5 There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin. / For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear. / My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly. Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Luke 19:41-44 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... Romans 2:5 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. Hebrews 12:5-6 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” Revelation 3:19 Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent. Treasury of Scripture Why should you be stricken any more? you will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. should Isaiah 9:13,21 For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts… Jeremiah 2:30 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. Jeremiah 5:3 O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. ye will 2 Chronicles 28:22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz. Jeremiah 9:3 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD. Revelation 16:8-11 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire… revolt more and more. Isaiah 1:23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. Nehemiah 9:34 Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them. Jeremiah 5:5,31 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds… Jump to Previous Add Afflicted Anymore Apostacy Beaten Continue Diseased Evil Faint Feeble Head Heart Injured Part Persist Punishment Rebel Rebellion Revolt Sick Smitten Stray Stricken Tired Ways Wherefore WholeJump to Next Add Afflicted Anymore Apostacy Beaten Continue Diseased Evil Faint Feeble Head Heart Injured Part Persist Punishment Rebel Rebellion Revolt Sick Smitten Stray Stricken Tired Ways Wherefore WholeIsaiah 1 1. Isaiah complains of Judah for her rebellion5. He laments her judgments 10. He upbraids their whole service 16. He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats 21. Bewailing their wickedness, he denounces God's judgments 25. He promises grace 28. And threatens destruction to the wicked Why do you want more beatings? This phrase reflects God's lament over Israel's persistent disobedience despite the consequences they have already faced. The "beatings" symbolize the judgments and hardships that have come upon the nation due to their sin. In the historical context, Israel had experienced invasions, political turmoil, and social decay as a result of turning away from God. This rhetorical question emphasizes the futility of their rebellion and the unnecessary suffering it brings. It echoes the covenant curses outlined in Deuteronomy 28, where disobedience leads to various forms of divine discipline. Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. Persons / Places / Events 1. IsaiahA major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline. 2. Judah The southern kingdom of Israel, which Isaiah addresses in his prophecies. Judah was experiencing political turmoil and spiritual rebellion against God. 3. God The sovereign Lord who speaks through Isaiah, expressing His displeasure with Judah's persistent rebellion and spiritual sickness. 4. Rebellion The act of defying God's commandments and turning away from His covenant, which is a central theme in Isaiah's message to Judah. 5. Injury and Affliction Metaphors used to describe the spiritual and moral decay of the people of Judah, indicating their need for repentance and healing. Teaching Points The Consequences of RebellionPersistent rebellion against God leads to spiritual and moral decay, as seen in the imagery of injury and affliction. The Need for Repentance Just as physical wounds require healing, spiritual wounds require repentance and turning back to God for restoration. God's Patience and Justice God is patient, but His justice demands accountability. Continued rebellion invites discipline, as a loving father disciplines a child. Spiritual Health Check Regular self-examination is necessary to ensure we are not spiritually "injured" or "afflicted" due to disobedience. Hope for Restoration Despite the severity of Judah's condition, God's desire is for healing and restoration, which is available through repentance.(5) Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more.--Better, by revolting more and more. The prophet does not predict persistency in rebellion, but pleads against it. (Comp. "Why will ye die?" in Ezekiel 18:31.) The whole head is sick. . . .--Better, every head. . . . every heart. The sin of the people is painted as a deadly epidemic, spreading everywhere, affecting the noblest organs of the body (see Note on Jeremiah 17:9), and defying all the resources of the healing art. The description that follows is one of the natural parables of ethics, and reminds us of Plato's description of the souls of tyrants as being full of ulcerous sores (Gorg., c. 80). The description may have connected itself with the prophet's personal experience or training in the medicine and surgery of his time, or with the diseases which came as judgments on Jehoram (2Chronicles 21:18) and Uzziah (2Chronicles 26:20). We find him in Isaiah 38:21 prescribing for Hezekiah's boil. It would seem, indeed, from 2Chronicles 16:12, that the prophets, as an order, practised the art of healing, and so were rivals of the "physicians," who depended chiefly on idolatrous charms and incantations. The picture of the disease reminds us of the language of Deuteronomy 28:22-35; Job 2:7, and of the descriptions of like pestilences in the history of Florence, and of England. Every part of the body is tainted by the poison. "We note a certain technical precision in the three terms used: "wounds" (literally, cuts, as inflicted by a sword or knife); "bruises," or weals, marks of the scourge or rod; "putrifying sores," wounds that have festered into ulcers. As the diagnosis is technical, so also are the therapeutic agencies. To "close" or "press" the festering wound was the process tried at first to get rid of the purulent discharge; then, as in Hezekiah's case (Isaiah 38:21), it was "bound up," with a poultice, then some stimulating oil or unguent, probably, as in Luke 10:34, oil and wine were used, to cleanse the ulcer. No such remedies, the prophet says, had been applied to the spiritual disease of Israel. . . . Verse 5. - Why should ye, etc.? Translate, Why will ye be still smitten, revolting more and more? or, Why will ye persist in re-hellion, and so be smitten yet more? The Authorized Version does not express the sense, which is that suffering must follow sin - that if they still revolt, they must still be smitten for it - why, then, will they do so? Compare Ezekiel's "Why will ye die, O house of Israel?" (Ezekiel 18:31). The whole head... the whole heart. Mr. Cheyne translates, "Every head... every heart;" but Lowth, Gesenius, and Ewald agree with the Authorized Version. The prophet personifies Israel, and means to say that the whole head of the nation is diseased, its whole heart faint, or "prostrate with languor" (Kay). The head and heart represent respectively the intellectual and moral natures.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whyעַ֣ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against do you want more ע֖וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more beatings? תֻכּ֛וּ (ṯuk·kū) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5221: To strike Why do you keep תּוֹסִ֣יפוּ (tō·w·sî·p̄ū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3254: To add, augment rebelling? סָרָ֑ה (sā·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5627: Turning aside, defection, apostasy, withdrawal Your head רֹ֣אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7218: The head has a massive כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every wound, לָחֳלִ֔י (lā·ḥo·lî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2483: Malady, anxiety, calamity and your whole וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every heart לֵבָ֖ב (lê·ḇāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart is afflicted. דַּוָּֽי׃ (daw·wāy) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1742: Sick, troubled Links Isaiah 1:5 NIVIsaiah 1:5 NLT Isaiah 1:5 ESV Isaiah 1:5 NASB Isaiah 1:5 KJV Isaiah 1:5 BibleApps.com Isaiah 1:5 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 1:5 Chinese Bible Isaiah 1:5 French Bible Isaiah 1:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 1:5 Why should you be beaten more that (Isa Isi Is) |
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