Isaiah

Isaiah 9:14–16

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

both palm branch and reed in a single day.

15The head is the elder and honorable man,

and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.

16For those who guide this people mislead them,

and those they mislead are swallowed up.

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Isaiah 9:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
will cut offוַיַּכְרֵ֨תway·yaḵ·rêṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3772 cut off, cut down
Israel’sמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗לmî·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
headרֹ֧אשׁrōšNoun - masculine singularH7218 head
and tailוְזָנָ֛בwə·zā·nāḇConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2180 tail, also (figurative) end, stump
palm branchכִּפָּ֥הkip·pāhNoun - feminine singularH3712 branch frond
and reedוְאַגְמ֖וֹןwə·’aḡ·mō·wnConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH100 rush, bulrush
in a singleאֶחָֽד׃’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
dayי֥וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day

Isaiah 9:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The headהָרֹ֑אשׁhā·rōšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7218 head
is the elderזָקֵ֥ןzā·qênAdjective - masculine singularH2205 old
and honorableוּנְשׂוּא־ū·nə·śū-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular constructH5375 lift, take, carry
manה֣וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
and the tailהַזָּנָֽב׃haz·zā·nāḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2180 tail, also (figurative) end, stump
is the prophetוְנָבִ֥יאwə·nā·ḇîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
who teachesמֽוֹרֶה־mō·w·reh-Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH3384 throw, shoot
liesשֶּׁ֖קֶרše·qerNoun - masculine singularH8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood

Isaiah 9:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forוַיִּֽהְי֛וּway·yih·yūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
those who guideמְאַשְּׁרֵ֥יmə·’aš·šə·rêVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural constructH833 go straight, go on, advance
this peopleהָֽעָם־hā·‘ām-Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
mislead themמַתְעִ֑יםmaṯ·‘îmVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH8582 err
and those they misleadוּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יוū·mə·’uš·šā·rāwConjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH833 go straight, go on, advance
are swallowed upמְבֻלָּעִֽים׃mə·ḇul·lā·‘îmVerb - Pual - Participle - masculine pluralH1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf

Cross-references

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

Isaiah 9:15 Matthew 24:24 · Isaiah 29:10 · 2 Timothy 4:2–3 · Jeremiah 29:21–22 · Isaiah 3:2–3 · 1 Samuel 9:6 · Ezekiel 13:19

Isaiah 9:16 Matthew 15:14 · Isaiah 3:12 · Matthew 23:16–36

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.