Isaiah 1 · Verse 6

Isaiah 1:6

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.
Isaiah 1:6, King James Version

Isaiah 1:6 in other translations

BSBFrom 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.
WEBFrom the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it, but wounds, welts, and open sores. They haven’t been closed, bandaged, or soothed with oil.
ASVFrom the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and fresh stripes: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with oil.
YLTFrom the sole of the foot--unto the head, There is no soundness in it, Wound, and bruise, and fresh smiting! They have not been closed nor bound, Nor have they softened with ointment.
DARBYFrom the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in him; wounds, and weals, and open sores: they have not been dressed, nor bound up, nor mollified with oil.
BBEThe body, from head to foot, is all diseased; it is a mass of open wounds, marks of blows, and broken flesh: the flow of blood has not been stopped, and no oil has been put on the wounds.
WebsterFrom the sole of the foot even to 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.

What does Isaiah 1:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. 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).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 They 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 Pro 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 belly and stomach in most maladies. Being ignorant in the villages of the art of making decoctions and potions, and of the proper doses of such things, they generally make use of external medicines." - Harmer's Observations on Scripture, vol. 2 p. 488. And in surgery their materia medica is extremely simple, oil making the principal part of it. "In India," says Tavernier, "they have a certain preparation of oil and melted grease, which they commonly use for the healing of wounds." Voyage Ind. So the good Samaritan poured oil and wine on the wounds of the distressed Jew: wine, cleansing and somewhat astringent, proper for a fresh wound; oil, mollifying and healing, Luk 10:34. Kimchi has a judicious remark here: "When various medicines are applied, and no healing takes place, that disorder is considered as coming immediately from God." Of the three verbs in this sentence, one is in the singular number in the text; another is singular in two MSS., (one of them ancient), חבשה chubbeshah; and the Syriac and Vulgate render all of them in the singular number.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 1:1-9

The corruptions prevailing among the Jews. (Is. 1:1-9) Severe censures. (Is. 1:10-15) Exhortations to repentance. (Is. 1:16-20) The state of Judah is lamented; with gracious promises of the gospel times. (Is. 1:21-31) Verses 1-9 Isaiah signifies, "The salvation of the Lord;" a very suitable name for this prophet, who prophesies so much of Jesus the Saviour, and his salvation. God's professing people did not know or…

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Isaiah 1:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מִכַּף\־mi.kaf-from [the] sole ofH3709
רֶ֤גֶלRe.gel[the] footH7272
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and toH5704
רֹאשׁ֙roSh[the] headH7218
אֵֽין\־'ein-there notH369
בּ֣וֹboin it
מְתֹ֔םme.Tom[is] soundnessH4974
פֶּ֥צַעPe.tza'bruise[s]H6482
וְחַבּוּרָ֖הve.cha.bu.Rahand welt[s]H2250
וּמַכָּ֣הu.ma.Kahand wound[s]H4347
טְרִיָּ֑הte.ri.YahfreshH2961
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
זֹ֙רוּ֙zo.ruthey have been pressed outH2115
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
חֻבָּ֔שׁוּchu.Ba.shuthey have been bound upH2280
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
רֻכְּכָ֖הru.ke.Khahit has been softenedH7401
בַּשָּֽׁמֶן\׃ba.Sha.menwith <the> oilH8081

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Cross references for Isaiah 1:6

  • Jeremiah 6:14

    They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • Jeremiah 33:6

    Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

  • Matthew 9:12

    But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

  • Psalms 77:2

    In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

  • Job 5:18

    For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

  • Malachi 4:2

    But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  • Psalms 38:3-5

    There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.

  • Luke 10:34

    And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

  • Nahum 3:19

    There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?

  • Luke 16:20-21

    And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

  • Jeremiah 8:21-22

    For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

  • 2 Chronicles 6:28-29

    If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be: Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:

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the sole.
Job 2:7,8; Lu 16:20,21
bruises.
2Ch 6:28,29; Ps 77:2; Jer 6:14; *marg:
Jer 30:12; Na 3:19
they have.
Job 5:18; Ps 38:3-5; Jer 6:14; 8:21,22; 33:6; Ho 5:12,13; Mal 4:2
Mt 9:12; Lu 10:34
ointment. or, oil.

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Context

  • Isaiah 1:5

    Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

  • Isaiah 1:6

    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.

  • Isaiah 1:7

    Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

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Isaiah 1:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Desde la planta del pie hasta la cabeza no hay en él cosa ilesa, sino herida, hinchazón y podrida llaga: no están curadas, ni vendadas, ni suavizadas con aceite.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Depuis la plante du pied jusqu’à la tête, il n’y a rien en lui qui soit sain: tout est blessure, et meurtrissure, et plaies vives; elles n’ont pas été pansées, ni bandées, ni adoucies avec l’huile.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Von der Fußsohle bis zum Haupte ist nichts Gesundes an ihm: Wunden und Striemen und frische Schläge; sie sind nicht ausgedrückt und nicht verbunden, und nicht erweicht worden mit Öl.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
A planta pedis usque ad verticem, non est in eo sanitas; vulnus, et livor, et plaga tumens, non est circumligata, nec curata medicamine, neque fota oleo.