Isaiah 9:17

Isaiah 9:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men, and has no compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is godless and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the Lord will have no joy in their young men, Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows; For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, And every mouth speaks folly. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.

Context of Isaiah 9:17

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. Therefore the Lord does not take pleasure in their young men, Nor does He have pity on their orphans or their widows; For every one of them is godless and an evildoer, And every mouth is speaking foolishness. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out. 18For wickedness burns like a fire; It consumes briars and thorns; It even sets the thickets of the forest aflame And they roll upward in a column of smoke. 19By the fury of the Lord of hosts the land is burned up, And the people are like fuel for the fire; No man spares his brother.

Isaiah 9:17 word by word

עַל־כֵּ֨ן עַל־בַּחוּרָ֜יו לֹֽא־יִשְׂמַ֣ח׀ אֲדֹנָ֗י וְאֶת־יְתֹמָ֤יו וְאֶת־אַלְמְנֹתָיו֙ לֹ֣א יְרַחֵ֔ם כִּ֤י כֻלּוֹ֙ חָנֵ֣ף וּמֵרַ֔ע וְכָל־פֶּ֖ה דֹּבֵ֣ר נְבָלָ֑ה בְּכָל־זֹאת֙ לֹא־שָׁ֣ב אַפּ֔וֹ וְע֖וֹד יָד֥וֹ נְטוּיָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Thereforeעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• not takeשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• in their youngבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• Norלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• does He haveרָחַםrâcham · to have compassionH7355
• orphansיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• or their widowsאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• For everyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• godlessחָנֵףchânêph · profaneH2611
• evildoerרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
• mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• is speakingדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• foolishnessנְבָלָהnebâlâh · follyH5039
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• His angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• does not turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• And His handיָדyâd · handH3027
• is stillעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• stretchedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186

Cross-references for Isaiah 9:17

• Isaiah 10:2So as to deprive the needy of justice And rob the poor of My people of their rights, So that widows may be their spoil And that they may plunder the orphans.
• Isaiah 13:18And their bows will mow down the young men, They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb, Nor will their eye pity children.
• Isaiah 27:11When its limbs are dry, they are broken off; Women come and make a fire with them, For they are not a people of discernment, Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them. And their Creator will not be gracious to them.
• Isaiah 62:5For as a young man marries a virgin, So your sons will marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So your God will rejoice over you.
• Isaiah 65:19I will also rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people; And there will no longer be heard in her The voice of weeping and the sound of crying.
• Psalms 147:10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.
• Jeremiah 18:21Therefore, give their children over to famine And deliver them up to the power of the sword; And let their wives become childless and widowed. Let their men also be smitten to death, Their young men struck down by the sword in battle.
• Zechariah 9:17For what comeliness and beauty will be theirs! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.
• Isaiah 10:6I send it against a godless nation And commission it against the people of My fury To capture booty and to seize plunder, And to trample them down like mud in the streets.
• Job 15:34For the company of the godless is barren, And fire consumes the tents of the corrupt.
• Jeremiah 5:1“Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, And look now and take note. And seek in her open squares, If you can find a man, If there is one who does justice, who seeks truth, Then I will pardon her.
• Micah 7:2The godly person has perished from the land, And there is no upright person among men. All of them lie in wait for bloodshed; Each of them hunts the other with a net.
• Matthew 16:3And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?
• Isaiah 32:6For a fool speaks nonsense, And his heart inclines toward wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord, To keep the hungry person unsatisfied And to withhold drink from the thirsty.
• Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.
• Isaiah 9:12The 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.

Commentaries on Isaiah 9:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17The Lord "Jehovah" - For אדני Adonai, a great number of MSS. read יהוה Yehovah .Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Shall have no joy - He shall not delight in them so as to preserve them. The parallel part of the verse shows that the phrase is used in the sense of having mercy. In their young men - The hope and strength of the nation. The word used here commonly denotes those who are chosen, particularly for purposes of war. The sense is, that the hope and strength of the nation, that on which the chief reliance would be placed, would be cut off. Neither shall have…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. 17Widows and orphans are usually special objects of God’s compassion and care (Isaiah 1:17, 23; 10:2). However, when they remained unrepentant, they also faced God’s wrath. This means they experienced his judgment. God’s judgment was not based on social position, but on whether people turned back to him.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

Topics related to Isaiah 9:17

• Anger
• Backsliders
• Hypocrisy
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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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