Isaiah

Isaiah 9:13–14

¹³But the people did not return to Him who struck them;

they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.

¹⁴So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail,

both palm branch and reed in a single day.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the people	וְהָעָ֥ם	wə·hā·‘ām	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
return	שָׁ֖ב	šāḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Him who struck them	הַמַּכֵּ֑הוּ	ham·mak·kê·hū	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
they did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
seek	דָרָֽשׁוּ׃ס	ḏā·rā·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1875 resort to, seek
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֖וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will cut off	וַיַּכְרֵ֨ת	way·yaḵ·rêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
Israel’s	מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	mî·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
head	רֹ֧אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
and tail	וְזָנָ֛ב	wə·zā·nāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2180 tail, also (figurative) end, stump
palm branch	כִּפָּ֥ה	kip·pāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3712 branch frond
and reed	וְאַגְמ֖וֹן	wə·’aḡ·mō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H100 rush, bulrush
in a single	אֶחָֽד׃	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 9:13 Hosea 7:10 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Isaiah 31:1 · Isaiah 1:5

Isaiah 9:14 Isaiah 19:15 · Revelation 18:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.