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Isaiah 9:13

Repentance

11 Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;

12 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

14 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.

15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.
KJV
For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
WEB
Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought the LORD of Armies.
ASV
Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought Jehovah of hosts.
DARBY
But the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, and they do not seek Jehovah of hosts.
BLB
And the people did not turn to the One striking it, and YHWH of Hosts they did not seek.
ÅB
Men folket vender ikke om til ham som slår det, og Herren, hærskarenes Gud, søker de ikke.
OTB
Men folket har ikke vendt tilbake til ham som slo dem, og de har ikke søkt Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
B1930
Men folket vender ikke om til ham som slår det, og Herren, hærskarenes Gud, søker de ikke.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 5:3

    O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

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  • Hosea 7:10

    And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.

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  • Isaiah 31:1

    Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

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  • Isaiah 1:5

    Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

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  • Hosea 7:16

    They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

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  • Isaiah 26:11

    LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

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  • Ezekiel 24:13

    In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:29

    But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

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