 Now the prophecy, as he goes on, becomes more pointed in terms of cause and effect. Listen to how he puts it in Isaiah 1, verse 5. Why would you be beaten anymore? Why do you persist in rebellion? Your whole head is injured, your whole heart is afflicted. From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no soundness, just wounds and bruises and putrefying sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with oil.