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Isaiah 9:16

Guidance and decisions

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.

For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

17 Therefore 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.

18 For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.

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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
For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
KJV
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
WEB
For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.
ASV
For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
DARBY
For the guides of this people mislead [them]; and they that are guided by them are swallowed up.
BLB
The guides for this people mislead them, and those they mislead are being swallowed up.
ÅB
Og dette folks førere er forførere, og de av folket som lar seg føre, er fortapt.
OTB
For de som leder dette folket, får dem til å fare vill, og de som blir ledet av dem, er forvirret.
B1930
Og dette folks førere er forførere, og de av folket som lar sig føre, er fortapt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 3:12

    As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

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  • Matthew 15:14

    Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

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  • Matthew 23:16–36

    Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

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  • 1 Kings 8:55–56

    And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:27

    Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.

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  • Numbers 6:23–26

    Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,

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  • Hebrews 7:7

    And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

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