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

12Syria from the east, and the Philistines from the west, they gobbled up Israelite territory. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again. 13The people did not return to the one who struck them, they did not seek reconciliation with the Lord who commands armies. So the Lord cut off Israel’s head and tail, both the shoots and stalk in one day. 15The leaders and the highly respected people are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail. 16The leaders of this nation were misleading people, and the people being led were destroyed.

Isaiah 9:14 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• and tailזָנָבzânâb · tailH2180
• branchכִּפָּהkippâh · branchH3712
• and rushאַגְמֹן'agmôn · bulrushH100
• in oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Isaiah 9:14

• Isaiah 3:2the mighty men and warriors, judges and prophets, omen readers and leaders,
• Isaiah 19:15Egypt will not be able to do a thing, head or tail, shoots and stalk.
• 2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea’s reign, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the people of Israel to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes.
• Hosea 1:4Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Name him ‘Jezreel,’ because in a little while I will punish the dynasty of Jehu on account of the bloodshed in the valley of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
• Hosea 4:5You stumble day and night, and the false prophets stumble with you; You have destroyed your own people!
• Hosea 5:12I will be like a moth to Ephraim, like wood rot to the house of Judah.
• Hosea 8:8Israel will be swallowed up among the nations; they will be like a worthless piece of pottery.
• Hosea 9:11Ephraim will be like a bird; what they value will fly away. They will not bear children – they will not enjoy pregnancy – they will not even conceive!
• Hosea 13:3Therefore they will disappear like the morning mist, like early morning dew that evaporates, like chaff that is blown away from a threshing floor, like smoke that disappears through an open window.
• Amos 2:14Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives.
• Amos 3:12This is what the Lord says: “Just as a shepherd salvages from the lion’s mouth a couple of leg bones or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be salvaged. They will be left with just a corner of a bed, and a part of a couch.”
• Amos 5:2“The virgin Israel has fallen down and will not get up again. She is abandoned on her own land with no one to help her get up.”
• Amos 6:11Indeed, look! The Lord is giving the command. He will smash the large house to bits, and the small house into little pieces.
• Amos 7:8The Lord said to me, “What do you see, Amos?” I said, “Tin.” The sovereign One then said, “Look, I am about to place tin among my people Israel. I will no longer overlook their sin.
• Amos 9:1I saw the sovereign One standing by the altar and he said, “Strike the tops of the support pillars, so the thresholds shake! Knock them down on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the survivors with the sword. No one will be able to run away; no one will be able to escape.
• Micah 1:6“I will turn Samaria into a heap of ruins in an open field – vineyards will be planted there! I will tumble the rubble of her stone walls down into the valley, and tear down her fortifications to their 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