Isaiah 1:5 Meaning
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
Context Explained
3The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
4Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.
5Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
6From 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.
7Your 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.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Hebrews 12:11
Both verses discuss the consequences of sin and the suffering that results from it.
Proverbs 14:14
Both verses highlight the idea that rebellion leads to further suffering.
Galatians 6:7
This verse warns that one reaps what they sow, echoing the consequences of sin.
Source: Isaiah 1:5