Isaiah 9:15

15 the elders and dignitaries are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.

Isaiah 9:15 in Other Translations

KJV
15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
ESV
15 the elder and honored man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;
NLT
15 The leaders of Israel are the head, and the lying prophets are the tail.
MSG
15 The big-head elders were the head, the lying prophets were the tail.
CSB
15 The head is the elder, the honored one; the tail is the prophet, the lying teacher.

Isaiah 9:15 In-Context

13 But the people have not returned to him who struck them, nor have they sought the LORD Almighty.
14 So the LORD will cut off from Israel both head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day;
15 the elders and dignitaries are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.
16 Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided are led astray.
17 Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men, nor will he pity the fatherless and widows, for everyone is ungodly and wicked, every mouth speaks folly. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Isaiah 3:2-3
  • 2. S Isaiah 5:13
  • 3. Isaiah 28:7; Ezekiel 13:2
  • 4. S Job 13:4; S Isaiah 3:8; Isaiah 44:20; Ezekiel 13:22; Matthew 24:24
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