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

12The Arameans on the east and the Philistines on the west; And they devour Israel with gaping jaws. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out. 13Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts. So the Lord cuts off head and tail from Israel, Both palm branch and bulrush in a single day. 15The head is the elder and honorable man, And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail. 16For those who guide this people are leading them astray; And those who are guided by them are brought to confusion.

Isaiah 9:14 word by word

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

• So the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• cutsכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• and tailזָנָבzânâb · tailH2180
• from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• palmכִּפָּהkippâh · branchH3712
• and bulrushאַגְמֹן'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 diviner and the elder,
• Isaiah 19:15There will be no work for Egypt Which its head or tail, its palm branch or bulrush, may do.
• 2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried Israel away into exile to Assyria, and settled them in Halah and Habor, on the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
• Hosea 1:4And the Lord said to him, “Name him Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.
• Hosea 4:5So you will stumble by day, And the prophet also will stumble with you by night; And I will destroy your mother.
• Hosea 5:12Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim And like rottenness to the house of Judah.
• Hosea 8:8Israel is swallowed up; They are now among the nations Like a vessel in which no one delights.
• Hosea 9:11As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird-- No birth, no pregnancy and no conception!
• Hosea 13:3Therefore they will be like the morning cloud And like dew which soon disappears, Like chaff which is blown away from the threshing floor And like smoke from a chimney.
• Amos 2:14Flight will perish from the swift, And the stalwart will not strengthen his power, Nor the mighty man save his life.
• Amos 3:12Thus says the Lord, “Just as the shepherd snatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear, So will the sons of Israel dwelling in Samaria be snatched away-- With the corner of a bed and the cover of a couch!
• Amos 5:2She has fallen, she will not rise again-- The virgin Israel. She lies neglected on her land; There is none to raise her up.
• Amos 6:11For behold, the Lord is going to command that the great house be smashed to pieces and the small house to fragments.
• Amos 7:8The Lord said to me, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, “Behold I am about to put a plumb line In the midst of My people Israel. I will spare them no longer.
• Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said, “Smite the capitals so that the thresholds will shake, And break them on the heads of them all! Then I will slay the rest of them with the sword; They will not have a fugitive who will flee, Or a refugee who will escape.
• Micah 1:6For I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the open country, Planting places for a vineyard. I will pour her stones down into the valley And will lay bare 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