From the soleof the footeven to the headThereis nothingsoundin it, [Only] bruises,weltsand rawwounds,Not pressedout or bandaged,Norsoftenedwith oil.
Now in allIsraelwas nooneas handsomeas Absalom,so highlypraised;from the soleof his footto the crownof his headthere was nodefectin him.
"For He inflictspain,and givesrelief;He wounds,and His hands[also] heal.
In the dayof my troubleI soughtthe Lord;In the nightmy handwas stretchedout withoutweariness;My soulrefusedto be comforted.
The lightof the moonwill be as the lightof the sun,and the lightof the sunwill be seventimes[brighter], like the lightof sevendays,on the daythe LORDbindsup the fractureof His peopleand healsthe bruiseHe has inflicted.
"The heartis moredeceitfulthanallelse And is desperatelysick;Whocan understandit?
"For thussaysthe LORD,'Your woundis incurableAnd your injuryis serious.
Whydo you cryout overyour injury?Your painis incurable.Becauseyour iniquityis great[And] your sinsare numerous,I have donethesethingsto you.
Behold,I will bringto it healthand healing,and I will healthem; and I will revealto them an abundanceof peaceand truth.
"They have healedthe brokennessof My peoplesuperficially,Saying,'Peace,peace,'But thereis nopeace.
"As a wellkeepsits watersfresh,Soshe keepsfreshher wickedness.Violenceand destructionare heardin her; Sicknessand woundsare everbeforeMe.
Thereis norelieffor your breakdown,Your woundis incurable.Allwho hearaboutyou Will clap[their] handsoveryou, For on whomhas not your evilpassedcontinually?
"But for you who fearMy name,the sunof righteousnesswill risewith healingin its wings;and you will goforthand skipaboutlike calvesfrom the stall.
But when Jesus heard[this], He said,"[It is] not thosewho are healthywho needa physician,but thosewho are sick.
and cameto him and bandagedup his wounds,pouringoiland wineon [them]; and he puthim on his ownbeast,and broughthim to an innand took careof him.
