Isaiah 9:15
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
Isaiah 9:15 in other translations
| BSB | The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies. |
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| WEB | The elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail. |
| ASV | The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. |
| YLT | Elder, and accepted of face, he is the head, Prophet, teacher of falsehood, he is the tail. |
| DARBY | the ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. |
| BBE | The man who is honoured and responsible is the head, and the prophet who gives false teaching is the tail. |
| Webster | The ancient and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. |
What does Isaiah 9:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 9:13-17
13-17. Second strophe. turneth not--the design of God's chastisements; not fulfilled in their case; a new cause for punishment (Jr 2:20; 5:3).
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 9:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 9:15
- Matthew 24:24
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
- Isaiah 29:10
For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
- 2 Timothy 4:2-3
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
- Isaiah 3:2-3
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
- 1 Samuel 9:6
And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.
- Jeremiah 29:21-22
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes; And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
- Ezekiel 13:19
And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
- Isaiah 3:5
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13-15
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
- Galatians 1:8-9
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
- Jeremiah 23:14-15
I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.
- Ezekiel 13:22
Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:5; 5:13; 1Sa 9:6
the prophet.
28:17; 29:10; 1Ki 13:18; 22:22-24; Jer 5:31; 14:14,15
Jer 23:9,14,15,25-27; 27:9,10,14,15; 28:15,16; 29:21,22
Eze 13:1-16,19,22; Ho 9:8; Mal 2:9; Mt 7:15; 24:24; 2Co 11:13-15
Ga 1:8,9; 2Th 2:9-12; 2Ti 4:2,3; 2Pe 2:1-3; 1Jo 4:1; Re 19:20
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Context
- Isaiah 9:14
Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
- Isaiah 9:15
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
- Isaiah 9:16
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
Isaiah 9:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El viejo y venerable de rostro es la cabeza: el profeta que enseña mentira, este es cola. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car les conducteurs de ce peuple le fourvoient, et ceux qui sont conduits par eux périssent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Älteste und Angesehene, er ist das Haupt; und der Prophet, der Lüge lehrt, er ist der Schwanz. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Longævus et honorabilis, ipse est caput; et propheta docens mendacium, ipse est cauda. |