Isaiah 1:6 (GNV)

Passage

From the sole of the foote vnto the head, there is nothing whole therein, but wounds, and swelling, and sores full of corruption: they haue not bene wrapped, nor bound vp, nor mollified with oyle.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 1:4 Ah, sinfull nation, a people laden with iniquitie: a seede of the wicked, corrupt children: they haue forsaken the Lord: they haue prouoked the holy one of Israel to anger: they are gone backewarde.

Isaiah 1:5 Wherefore shoulde ye be smitten any more? for ye fall away more and more: the whole head is sicke, and the whole heart is heauie.

Isaiah 1:6 From the sole of the foote vnto the head, there is nothing whole therein, but wounds, and swelling, and sores full of corruption: they haue not bene wrapped, nor bound vp, nor mollified with oyle.

Isaiah 1:7 Your land is waste: your cities are burnt with fire: strangers deuoure your lande in your presence, and it is desolate like the ouerthrowe of strangers.

Isaiah 1:8 And the daughter of Zion shall remaine like a cotage in a vineyarde, like a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, and like a besieged citie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sole", "foote", "vnto", "head", "nothing", "whole", "therein", and "wounds". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sole" and "foote", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Wherefore shoulde ye be smitten any more..." into verse 7's "Your land is waste your cities are...", so "sole" and "foote" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sole" and "foote" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.