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Isaiah 9:15-17
New King James Version
Isaiah 9:15-17
New King James Version
15 The elder and honorable, he is the head;
The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
16 For (A)the leaders of this people cause them to err,
And those who are led by them are destroyed.
17 Therefore the Lord (B)will have no joy in their young men,
Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows;
For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer,
And every mouth speaks [a]folly.
(C)For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 9:17 foolishness
Isaiah 9:15-17
King James Version
Isaiah 9:15-17
King James Version
15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
17 Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
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Isaiah 9:15-17
New International Version
Isaiah 9:15-17
New International Version
15 the elders(A) and dignitaries(B) are the head,
the prophets(C) who teach lies(D) are the tail.
16 Those who guide(E) this people mislead them,
and those who are guided are led astray.(F)
17 Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men,(G)
nor will he pity(H) the fatherless and widows,
for everyone is ungodly(I) and wicked,(J)
every mouth speaks folly.(K)
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.(L)
Isaiah 9:15-17
English Standard Version
Isaiah 9:15-17
English Standard Version
15 (A)the elder and honored man is the head,
and (B)the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;
16 for those who guide this people have been leading them astray,
and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.
17 Therefore the Lord does not (C)rejoice over their young men,
and has no compassion on their fatherless and widows;
for everyone is (D)godless and an evildoer,
and every mouth speaks (E)folly.[a]
(F)For all this his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is stretched out still.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 9:17 Or speaks disgraceful things
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