Isaiah 1:4-6

International Standard Version

⁴ “Oh, you sinful nation!
    You people burdened down by iniquity!
You offspring of those who keep practicing what is evil!
    You corrupt children!

“They’ve abandoned the Lord;
    they’ve despised the Holy One of Israel;
        in their estrangement, they’ve walked away from me.^[a]

⁵ “Why will you still be struck down?
    Why will you continue to rebel?
Your whole head is sick,
    and your whole heart is faint.
⁶ From the sole of your foot to the top of your head,
    there’s no soundness evident^[b]—
only bruises, sores,
    and festering wounds
that haven’t been cleaned out,
    bandaged, or treated^[c] with oil.”