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13 Yet the people (A)do not turn back to Him who struck them,
Nor do they (B)seek Yahweh of hosts.
14 So Yahweh cuts off (C)head and tail from Israel,
Both palm branch and bulrush (D)in a single day.
15 The head is (E)the elder and the [a]highly respected man,
And the prophet who teaches (F)falsehood is the tail.
16 (G)For those who guide this people are leading them astray;
And those who are guided by them are [b]brought to confusion.
17 Therefore the Lord (H)is not glad in their choice men,
(I)Nor does He have compassion on their [c]orphans or their widows;
For every one of them is (J)godless and an (K)evildoer,
And every (L)mouth is speaking wicked foolishness.
(M)In spite of all this, His anger does not turn back,
And His hand is still stretched out.

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  1. Isaiah 9:15 Lit the one whose face is lifted up
  2. Isaiah 9:16 Or swallowed up
  3. Isaiah 9:17 Or fatherless

13 Yet the people (A)do not turn back to Him who struck them,
Nor do they (B)seek the Lord of armies.
14 So the Lord cuts off (C)head and tail from Israel,
Both palm branch and bulrush (D)in a single day.
15 The head is (E)the elder and esteemed man,
And the prophet who teaches (F)falsehood is the tail.
16 (G)For those who guide this people are leading them astray;
And those who are guided by them are [a]confused.
17 Therefore the Lord does (H)not rejoice over their young men,
(I)Nor does He have compassion on their [b]orphans or their widows;
For every one of them is (J)godless and an (K)evildoer,
And every (L)mouth is speaking foolishness.
(M)In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away,
And His hand is still stretched out.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 9:16 Or swallowed up
  2. Isaiah 9:17 Or fatherless