Isaiah 9:15

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Isaiah 9:15


← Isaiah 9:14 Isaiah 9:15 (KJV) Isaiah 9:16 →
Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The ancientH2205 and honourableH6440 H5375, heH1931 is the headH7218; and the prophetH5030 that teachethH3384 liesH8267, he is the tailH2180.


Original Hebrew

זָקֵן וּנְשׂוּא־פָנִים הוּא הָרֹאשׁ וְנָבִיא מֹורֶה־שֶּׁקֶר הוּא הַזָּנָב׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
זָקֵ֥ן
za.Ken H2205 HAamsa an old (man)
וּ/נְשׂוּא
u./ne.su'- H5375 HC/Vqsmsc and/ (one) uplifted of
פָנִ֖ים
fa.Nim H6440 HNcbpa face
ה֣וּא
hu' H1931 HPp3ms he
הָ/רֹ֑אשׁ
ha./Rosh H7218 HTd/Ncmsa (is) the/ head
וְ/נָבִ֥יא
ve./na.Vi' H5030 HC/Ncmsa and/ a prophet
מֽוֹרֶה
mo.reh- H3384 HVhrmsa (who) teaches
שֶּׁ֖קֶר
She.ker H8267 HNcmsa falsehood
ה֥וּא
hu' H1931 HPp3ms he
הַ/זָּנָֽב
ha./za.Nav H2180 HTd/Ncmsa (is) the/ tail
Strong's References
  • H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא (hîyʼ); a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
  • H2180 — זָנָב (zânâb, zaw-nawb'): from זָנַב (zânab) H2179 (in the original sense of flapping); the tail (literally or figuratively); tail.
  • H2205 — זָקֵן (zâqên, zaw-kane'): from זָקֵן (zâqên) H2204; old; aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
  • H3384 — יָרָה (yârâh, yaw-raw'): or (2 Chronicles 26:15) יָרָא (yârâʼ); a primitive root; properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach; ([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.
  • H5030 — נָבִיא (nâbîyʼ, naw-bee'): from נָבָא (nâbâʼ) H5012; a prophet or (generally) inspired man; prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.
  • H5375 — נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, naw-saw'): or נָסָה (nâçâh); (Psalm 4:6 (אֲבַד (ʼăbad) H7)), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative; accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield.
  • H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה (pâneh); from פָּנָה (pânâh) H6437; the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
  • H7218 — רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, roshe): from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
  • H8267 — שֶׁקֶר (sheqer, sheh'-ker): from שָׁקַר (shâqar) H8266; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial); without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.

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