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
Isaiah 9:13-17
Christian Standard Bible
13 The people did not turn to him who struck them;
they did not seek the Lord of Armies.
14 So the Lord cut off Israel’s head and tail,(A)
palm branch and reed in a single day.
15 The head is the elder, the honored one;(B)
the tail is the prophet, the one teaching lies.(C)
16 The leaders of the people mislead them,
and those they mislead are swallowed up.[a]
17 Therefore the Lord does not rejoice
over[b] Israel’s young men
and has no compassion
on its fatherless and widows,
for everyone is a godless evildoer,(D)
and every mouth speaks folly.
In all this, his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is still raised to strike.
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