Tree of Life Version
Isaiah 9:13
13So Adonai will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and bulrush in a single day.
Isaiah 9:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts.
- New International Version (NIV)But the people have not returned to him who struck them, nor have they sought the Lord Almighty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The people did not turn to him who struck them, nor inquire of the Lord of hosts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts.
Context of Isaiah 9:13
11The Arameans from the east and the Philistines from the west— they will devour Israel with open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, yet His hand is still outstretched. 12Yet the people will not turn back to the One who strikes them, nor will they seek Adonai-Tzva’ot. So Adonai will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and bulrush in a single day. 14The elder and the man of rank— he is the head. The prophet who teaches falsehood— he is the tail. 15The leaders of this people lead them astray. Those they mislead are swallowed up.
Read all of Isaiah 9Isaiah 9:13 word by word
וְהָעָ֥ם לֹא־שָׁ֖ב עַד־הַמַּכֵּ֑הוּ וְאֶת־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת לֹ֥א דָרָֽשׁוּ׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 9:13
- Isaiah 1:5Where will you be struck again, as you stray away more and more? The whole head is sick, the whole heart faint.
- Isaiah 26:11Adonai, Your hand is lifted up, yet they do not see it; They will see Your zeal for the people and be put to shame. Yes, fire will devour Your enemies.
- Isaiah 57:17Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry; I struck him; I hid My face; I was angry—but he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
- 2 Chronicles 28:22In his time of distress, this same King Ahaz acted even more unfaithfully to Adonai.
- Job 36:13“The godless in heart harbor anger, they do not cry for help even when He binds them.
- Jeremiah 5:3Adonai, do Your eyes not look for faithfulness? You struck them, but they did not grieve. You disciplined them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone. They refused to return.
- Jeremiah 31:18For after I returned, I repented, and after that I was instructed, I struck my thigh— I was ashamed and also humiliated, for I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
- Ezekiel 24:13Because of your filthy obscenity, though I tried to purify you yet you were not made pure, you will never be cleansed from your filth until I have satisfied My fury on you.
- Hosea 5:15I will go and return to My place until they admit their guilt. Then they will seek My face. In their distress they will seek Me earnestly:
- Hosea 7:10Though the Pride of Israel has answered him to his face, yet they did not return to Adonai their God, nor seek Him about all this.
- Isaiah 31:1Oy , those going down to Egypt for help. They are relying on horses, trusting in chariots since they are many, and in horsemen since they are very mighty, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel nor seek Adonai!
- Deuteronomy 4:29But from there you will seek Adonai your God and you will find Him, when you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
- Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans that I have in mind for you,” declares Adonai, “plans for shalom and not calamity—to give you a future and a hope.
- Jeremiah 50:4“In those days and at that time” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “the children of Israel will come, together with the children of Judah, weeping as they come, and will seek Adonai their God.
- Hosea 3:4For Bnei-Yisrael will remain for many days without king, without prince, without sacrifice, without sacred pillar, and without ephod or teraphim.
Commentaries on Isaiah 9:13
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13For the people - This is a reason why his anger would not cease, and it is, at the same time, the suggestion of a new crime for which the divine judgment would rest upon them. It commences the second part of the oracle. Turneth not - It is implied here that it was the design of the chastisement to turn them to God. In this case, as in many others, such a design had not been accomplished. Unto him that smiteth them - To God, who had punished them…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
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