^{5     [a]}Why do you continue to seek further beatings?
    Why do you persist in your rebellion?
Your entire head is sick
    and your whole heart is faint.
⁶ From the sole of your foot to your head
    there is not a single healthy area
nothing but bruises and welts and open sores
    that have not been drained or bandaged
    or soothed with ointment.
⁷ Your country is a desolate waste,
    and fire has destroyed your cities.
Before your very eyes
    foreigners have devoured your land
and left it as desolate
    as Sodom after it had been overthrown.