Isaiah 9:16
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
Isaiah 9:16 in other translations
| BSB | For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up. |
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| WEB | For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed. |
| ASV | For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. |
| YLT | And the eulogists of this people are causing to err, And its eulogised ones are consumed. |
| DARBY | For the guides of this people mislead them; and they that are guided by them are swallowed up. |
| BBE | For the guides of this people are the cause of their wandering from the right way, and those who are guided by them come to destruction. |
| Webster | For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led by them are destroyed. |
What does Isaiah 9:16 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 9:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 9:16
- Isaiah 3:12
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
- Matthew 15:14
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
- Matthew 23:16-36
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? …
- 1 Kings 8:55-56
And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
- 2 Chronicles 30:27
Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.
- Numbers 6:23-26
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
- Hebrews 7:7
And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
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Context
- 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 9:17
Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah 9:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque los gobernadores de este pueblo son engañadores; y sus gobernados, perdidos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | C’est pourquoi le Seigneur ne se réjouira pas en leurs jeunes gens, et n’aura pas compassion de leurs orphelins et de leurs veuves; car tous ensemble, ce sont des profanes et des gens qui font le mal, et toute bouche profère l’impiété. Pour tout cela, sa colère ne s’est pas détournée, et sa main est encore étendue. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn die Leiter dieses Volkes führen irre, und die von ihnen Geleiteten werden verschlungen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et erunt qui beatificant populum istum, seducentes; et qui beatificantur, præcipitati. |