Isaiah 1:6

“From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it: wound and bruise and fresh blow; they have not been pressed out or bound up or softened with oil.”

Isaiah 1:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 1:6, word by word

From the soleכַּףkaf

sole

The underside of the foot, with which one treads.

Where else “kaf” appears
of the footרֶגֶלregel

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

Where else “regel” appears
the headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

Where else “rosh” appears
soundnessמְתֹםmetom

soundness

A place without wound or injury.

Where else “metom” appears
woundפֶּצַעpetsa

wound

Wound.

Where else “petsa” appears
and bruiseחַבּוּרָהchabura

bruise

Blow, bruise, welt.

Where else “chabura” appears
and freshטְרִיָּהteriya

fresh

Fresh, recent: of an open wound (Isaiah 1:6), or of the jawbone of an animal that had died only lately (Judges 15:15).

Where else “teriya” appears
blowמַכָּהmaka

wound

The harm a blow leaves: a wound or a sore on the body.

Where else “maka” appears
been pressed outזֹרוּzoru

squeeze

Squeeze, press something to get out what is inside.

Where else “zoru” appears
bound upחֻבָּשׁוּchubashu

bandage

To wrap a wound or broken bone with bandages so it heals.

Where else “chubashu” appears
softenedרֻכְּכָהrukcha

be smooth

To become smooth like oil.

Where else “rukcha” appears
with oilשָּׁמֶןshamen

oil

The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.

Where else “shamen” appears

The context

5Why will you be struck again, that you keep adding rebellion? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

6 · This verse (above)

7Your land is a desolation, your cities burned with fire; your ground, before your eyes strangers devour it, and it is a desolation like the overthrow by strangers.

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