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Isaiah 9:14–15

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14So the Lord will cut off from Israel both head and tail,

both palm branch and reeds in a single day;t

15the eldersu and dignitariesv are the head,

the prophetsw who teach liesx are the tail.

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Cross references

  1. sver 14–15; Isa 19:15
  2. tRev 18:8
  3. uIsa 3:2–3
  4. vSee Isa 5:13
  5. wIsa 28:7; Eze 13:2
  6. xSee Job 13:4; See Isa 3:8; 44:20; Eze 13:22; Mt 24:24

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So the Lord cut off from Israel head and tail,

palm branch and reed in one day—

the elder and honored man is the head,

and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So the Lord cut off Israel’s head and tail,

palm branch and reed in a single day.

The head is the elder, the honored one;

the tail is the prophet, the one teaching lies.

NLTNew Living Translation

Therefore, in a single day the Lord will destroy both the head and the tail,

the noble palm branch and the lowly reed.

The leaders of Israel are the head,

and the lying prophets are the tail.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So Yahweh cut off head and tail from Israel,

palm branch and reed in one day.

Elders and the respectable are the head,

and prophets who teach lies are the tail.

KJV 1900King James Version

Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail,

Branch and rush, in one day.

The ancient and honourable, he is the head;

And the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.