Isaiah 9:15
“The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Isaiah 9:15 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Der Älteste und Angesehene, er ist das Haupt; und der Prophet, der Lüge lehrt, er ist der Schwanz.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El viejo y venerable de rostro es la cabeza: el profeta que enseña mentira, este es cola.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O ancião e o homem respeitado, este é a cabeça; e o profeta que ensina falsidade é a cauda.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O líder e os nobres são a cabeça; o profeta que ensina mentiras é a cauda.
📖 Isaiah 9:15 in Context
13For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts.
14Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
15The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
16For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
17Therefore 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.
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