Isaiah 9:13-17
Legacy Standard Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 9:15 Lit the one whose face is lifted up
- Isaiah 9:16 Or swallowed up
- Isaiah 9:17 Or fatherless
Isaiah 9:13-17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 The people did not turn to him who struck them
or seek the Lord of hosts.(A)
14 So the Lord cut off from Israel head and tail,
palm branch and reed in one day—(B)
15 elders and dignitaries are the head,
and prophets who teach lies are the tail,(C)
16 for those who led this people led them astray,
and those who were led by them were left in confusion.(D)
17 That is why the Lord did not have pity on[a] their young people
or compassion on their orphans and widows,
for everyone was godless and an evildoer,
and every mouth spoke folly.
For all this his anger has not turned away;
his hand is stretched out still.(E)
Footnotes
- 9.17 Q ms: MT rejoice over
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