Isaiah 9:13
For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts.
Isaiah 9:13 in other translations
| BSB | But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts. |
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| WEB | Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought the LORD of Armies. |
| ASV | Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought Jehovah of hosts. |
| YLT | And the people hath not turned back unto Him who is smiting it, And Jehovah of Hosts they have not sought. |
| DARBY | But the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, and they do not seek Jehovah of hosts. |
| BBE | But the heart of the people was not turned to him who sent punishment on them, and they made no prayer to the Lord of armies. |
| Webster | For the people turn not to him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts. |
What does Isaiah 9:13 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 9:13-17
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 9:8-21
Those are ripening apace for ruin, whose hearts are unhumbled under humbling providences. For that which God designs, in smiting us, is, to turn us to himself; and if this point be not gained by lesser judgments, greater may be expected. The leaders of the people misled them. We have reason to be afraid of those that speak well of us, when we do ill. Wickedness was universal, all were infected with it. They shall be…
Isaiah 9:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 9:13
- Jeremiah 5:3
O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
- Hosea 7:10
And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him for all this.
- Isaiah 31:1
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!
- Isaiah 1:5
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
- Hosea 7:16
They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
- Isaiah 26:11
Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
- Ezekiel 24:13
In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
- Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
- Hosea 3:4-5
For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
- Jeremiah 31:18-20
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God. Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.
- Hosea 5:15
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
- Jeremiah 50:4-5
In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the Lord their God. They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.
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Context
- Isaiah 9:12
The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
- Isaiah 9:13
For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts.
- Isaiah 9:14
Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
Isaiah 9:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas el pueblo no se convirtió al que lo hería, ni buscaron á Jehová de los ejércitos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ Éternel retranchera d’Israël la tête et la queue, la branche de palmier et le jonc, en un seul jour: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und das Volk kehrt nicht um zu dem, der es schlägt, und Jehova der Heerscharen suchen sie nicht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et populus non est reversus ad percutientem se, et Dominum exercituum non inquisierunt. |