Isaiah
Isaiah 9:15–16
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 9:15
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.