Isaiah

Isaiah 9:14–17

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.

¹⁷Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men;

He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows.

For every one of them is godless and wicked,

and every mouth speaks folly.

Despite all this, His anger is not turned away;

His hand is still upraised.

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Isaiah 9:14

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

Isaiah 9:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The head	הָרֹ֑אשׁ	hā·rōš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
is the elder	זָקֵ֥ן	zā·qên	Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old
and honorable	וּנְשׂוּא־	ū·nə·śū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct	H5375 lift, take, carry
man	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
and the tail	הַזָּנָֽב׃	haz·zā·nāḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2180 tail, also (figurative) end, stump
is the prophet	וְנָבִ֥יא	wə·nā·ḇî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
who teaches	מֽוֹרֶה־	mō·w·reh-	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3384 throw, shoot
lies	שֶּׁ֖קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood

Isaiah 9:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	וַיִּֽהְי֛וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
those who guide	מְאַשְּׁרֵ֥י	mə·’aš·šə·rê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H833 go straight, go on, advance
this people	הָֽעָם־	hā·‘ām-	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
mislead them	מַתְעִ֑ים	maṯ·‘îm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H8582 err
and those they mislead	וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יו	ū·mə·’uš·šā·rāw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H833 go straight, go on, advance
are swallowed up	מְבֻלָּעִֽים׃	mə·ḇul·lā·‘îm	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural	H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf

Isaiah 9:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֗י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
takes no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pleasure	יִשְׂמַ֣ח׀	yiś·maḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their young men	בַּחוּרָ֜יו	ba·ḥū·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H970 young man
He has no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
compassion	יְרַחֵ֔ם	yə·ra·ḥêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7355 love
on their fatherless	יְתֹמָ֤יו	yə·ṯō·māw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3490 orphan
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
widows	אַלְמְנֹתָיו֙	’al·mə·nō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H490 widow
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
every one of them	כֻלּוֹ֙	ḵul·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
is godless	חָנֵ֣ף	ḥā·nêp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2611 profane, irreligious
and wicked	וּמֵרַ֔ע	ū·mê·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7489 be evil, bad
and every	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
mouth	פֶּ֖ה	peh	Noun - masculine singular	H6310 mouth
speaks	דֹּבֵ֣ר	dō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1696 speak
folly	נְבָלָ֑ה	nə·ḇā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5039 senselessness
Despite all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
this	זֹאת֙	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
His anger	אַפּ֔וֹ	’ap·pōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
is not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
turned away	שָׁ֣ב	šāḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
His hand	יָד֥וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
is still	וְע֖וֹד	wə·‘ō·wḏ	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
upraised	נְטוּיָֽה׃	nə·ṭū·yāh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend