Isaiah 9:17

¹⁵ The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.

¹⁶ For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.

Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

¹⁸ For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets which roll upward in billows of smoke.

¹⁹ By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.

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: Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
ASV: Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
DARBY: Therefore the Lord will not rejoice in their young men, neither will he have mercy on their fatherless and on their widows; for every one is a hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.
BLB: Upon thus YHWH does not rejoice in its young men, and [on] its fatherless and widows He has no compassion, for everyone [is] godless and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks foolishness. In all this His anger is not turned away and still His hand is stretched out.

ÅB: Derfor gleder Herren seg ikke over dets unge menn, og over dets farløse og enker forbarmer han seg ikke; for de er alle sammen gudløse og gjør det onde, og hver munn taler dårskap. Men med alt dette vender hans vrede ikke tilbake, og enda er hans hånd rakt ut.
OTB: Derfor skal Herren ikke glede seg over deres unge menn, og han skal ikke ha medfølelse med deres farløse og enker, for alle er ugudelige og onde, og hver munn taler dårskap. Men til tross for alt dette, har hans vrede ikke vendt seg bort, og hans hånd er fortsatt utstrakt.
B1930: Derfor gleder Herren sig ikke over dets unge menn, og over dets farløse og enker forbarmer han sig ikke; for de er alle sammen gudløse og gjør det onde, og hver munn taler dårskap. Men med alt dette vender hans vrede ikke tilbake, og ennu er hans hånd rakt ut.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

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Therefore, hand their children over to famine; pour out the power of the sword upon them. Let their wives become childless and widowed; let their husbands be slain by disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle.
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Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lay like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
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I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.
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Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
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You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
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When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
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Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
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