Isaiah 9:14

Isaiah 9:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
• New International Version (NIV)So the Lord will cut off from Israel both head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day;
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the Lord cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed in one day—
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the Lord will cut off head and tail from Israel, Palm branch and bulrush in one day.

Context of Isaiah 9:14

12Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. 13But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts. So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day. 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.

Isaiah 9:14 word by word

וַיַּכְרֵ֨ת יְהוָ֜ה מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗ל רֹ֧אשׁ וְזָנָ֛ב כִּפָּ֥ה וְאַגְמ֖וֹן י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear

• So the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• and tailזָנָבzânâb · tailH2180
• palm branchכִּפָּהkippâh · branchH3712
• and reedאַגְמֹן'agmôn · bulrushH100
• in a singleאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Isaiah 9:14

• Isaiah 3:2the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,
• Isaiah 19:15There is nothing Egypt can do— head or tail, palm or reed.
• 2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
• Hosea 1:4Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
• Hosea 4:5You will stumble by day, and the prophet will stumble with you by night; so I will destroy your mother—
• Hosea 5:12So I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of Judah.
• Hosea 8:8Israel is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations like a worthless vessel.
• Hosea 9:11Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird, with no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.
• Hosea 13:3Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, like smoke through an open window.
• Amos 2:14Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
• Amos 3:12This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.
• Amos 5:2“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.”
• Amos 6:11For the LORD gives a command: “The great house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.”
• Amos 7:8“Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:
• Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
• Micah 1:6Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a planting area for a vineyard. I will pour her stones into the valley and expose her foundations.

Commentaries on Isaiah 9:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14In one day - Thirteen MSS. of Kennicott and De Rossi read ביום beyond in a day; and another has a rasure in the place of the letter ב beth .Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Will cut off head and tail - This is a proverbial expression, which is explained in the following verse; see also Deuteronomy 28:13-14. The head is often used to denote those in honor and authority. The tail is an expression applicable to the lower ranks, and would commonly indicate more than simply the common people. It would imply contempt; a state of great abjectness and meanness. Branch and rush - This is also a proverbial expression, meaning the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-21Verses 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 in trouble, and see no way…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-17God used punishment to call his people to repentance. Repentance means turning away from sin and turning back to God. His goal was not to destroy Israel, but to correct them and bring them back to himself. However, Israel had become apostate. This means they had turned away from the Lord and rejected him. They refused to repent or to seek the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1713-17. 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).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings