Isaiah 1:5

"Why should you be beaten more, that you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint."

Key Reflection

Isaiah 1:5 conveys a profound critique of the people's stubbornness and rebellion against God despite repeated warnings and punishments. The "whole head is sick" and "the whole heart faint" illustrates the pervasive spiritual illness, indicating that no part of their society remained untouched by sin, emphasizing the comprehensive nature of their moral decay.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Why ... -The prophet now, by an abrupt change in the discourse, calls their attention to the effects of their sins. Instead of saving that they had been smitten, or of saying that they had been punished for their sins, he assumes both, and asks why it should be repeated. The Vulgate reads this: ‘Super quo - on what part - shall I smite you anymore?’ This expresses well the sense of the Hebrew -על־מה‛al-meh- upon what; and the meaning is, ‘what part of the body can be found on which blows have not been inflicted? On every part there are traces of the stripes which have been inflicted for your s

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