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“How horrible it will be for a nation that sins.
    Its people are loaded down with guilt.
        They are descendants of evildoers
            and destructive children.
    They have abandoned Yahweh.
    They have despised Qedosh Yisrael.
    They have turned their backs on him.

“Why do you still want to be beaten?
    Why do you continue to rebel?
    Your whole head is infected.
    Your whole heart is failing.
From the bottom of your feet to the top of your head
    there is no healthy spot left on your body—
        only bruises, sores, and fresh wounds.
            They haven’t been cleansed, bandaged,
                or soothed with oil.

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Woe to the sinful nation,
    a people whose guilt is great,(A)
a brood of evildoers,(B)
    children given to corruption!(C)
They have forsaken(D) the Lord;
    they have spurned the Holy One(E) of Israel
    and turned their backs(F) on him.

Why should you be beaten(G) anymore?
    Why do you persist(H) in rebellion?(I)
Your whole head is injured,
    your whole heart(J) afflicted.(K)
From the sole of your foot to the top of your head(L)
    there is no soundness(M)
only wounds and welts(N)
    and open sores,
not cleansed or bandaged(O)
    or soothed with olive oil.(P)

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