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Isaiah 9:15
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The head is the elder, the honored one;the tail is the prophet, the one teaching lies.
The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
The head is the elder and esteemed man, And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail.
The elders and important men were the head, and the prophets who speak lies were the tail.
The elderly and honorable man, he is the head; And the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
The ancient and the honorable man, he is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the taile.
The head is the elder and the highly respected man,And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail.
The head is the elder and the honorable man and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
Their rulers and leaders were the head, and the lying prophets were the tail.
For those leading this people lead them astray, and those led by them are destroyed.
the ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
(The head means the elders and important leaders. The tail means the prophets who told lies.)
The elder and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
The old and honorable men are the head—and the tail is the prophets whose teachings are lies!
Elders and the respectable are the head, and prophets who teach lies are the tail.
The elder and the exalted of face; he is the head. And the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
By the heade, is vnderstonde the Senatoure and honorable man, and by ye tale, the prophet that preacheth lyes.
The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
The man who is honoured and responsible is the head, and the prophet who gives false teaching is the tail.
For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
The ancient and honourable, hee is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the taile.
By the head, is vnderstande the senatour and honourable man, and by the tayle, the prophete that preached lyes.
the old man, and them that respect persons, this is the head; and the prophet teaching unlawful things, he is the tail.
The ancient and the honourable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
An elde man and onourable, he is the heed, and a profete techynge a leesyng, he is the tail.
The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail.
The ancient and honorable, he [is] the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he [is] the tail.
The leaders and the highly respected people are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.
The elder and honorable, he is the head; The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
The leaders of Israel are the head, and the lying prophets are the tail.
The leaders and men of honor are the head, and the tail is the false preachers who teach lies.
elders and dignitaries are the head, and prophets who teach lies are the tail;
The eider and favourite, he, is the head, - And the prophet teaching falsehood, he, is the tail;
The aged and honourable, he is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
the elder and honored man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;
Elder, and accepted of face, he [is] the head, Prophet, teacher of falsehood, he [is] the tail.
The head is the elder and honorable man, And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
ancient: Isaiah 3:5, Isaiah 5:13, 1 Samuel 9:6
the prophet: Isaiah 28:17, Isaiah 29:10, 1 Kings 13:18, 1 Kings 22:22-24, Jeremiah 5:31, Jeremiah 14:14, Jeremiah 14:15, Jeremiah 23:9, Jeremiah 23:14, Jeremiah 23:15, Jeremiah 23:25-27, Jeremiah 27:9, Jeremiah 27:10, Jeremiah 27:14, Jeremiah 27:15, Jeremiah 28:15, Jeremiah 28:16, Jeremiah 29:21, Jeremiah 29:22, Ezekiel 13:1-16, Ezekiel 13:19, Ezekiel 13:22, Hosea 9:8, Malachi 2:9, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 24:24, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, Galatians 1:8, Galatians 1:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12, 2 Timothy 4:2, 2 Timothy 4:3, 2 Peter 2:1-3, 1 John 4:1, Revelation 19:20
Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:29 - General Deuteronomy 13:1 - a prophet Deuteronomy 13:5 - prophet Deuteronomy 28:13 - the head Joshua 10:19 - smite Nehemiah 6:14 - on the prophetess Proverbs 12:22 - Lying Proverbs 19:9 - and Isaiah 3:2 - the ancient Isaiah 3:12 - lead thee Isaiah 19:15 - General Jeremiah 20:6 - thy friends Jeremiah 27:16 - for Jeremiah 32:32 - they Lamentations 2:14 - prophets Amos 2:4 - and their Micah 2:11 - a man Micah 3:5 - concerning Zephaniah 3:4 - light Zechariah 11:17 - idol Matthew 23:13 - woe 2 Corinthians 11:15 - whose Ephesians 4:25 - putting 1 Timothy 4:2 - lies Revelation 9:19 - in their tails Revelation 12:3 - ten Revelation 21:8 - and all Revelation 22:15 - whosoever
Cross-References
Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him,
and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark; it is for every beast of the earth.
And you shall set the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel. And Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders for remembrance.
Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,
and said, "O Lord , God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing steadfast love to your servants who walk before you with all their heart;
"Now, therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love, let not all the hardship seem little to you that has come upon us, upon our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria until this day.
For their sake he remembered his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
Do not spurn us, for your name's sake; do not dishonor your glorious throne; remember and do not break your covenant with us.
yet I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish for you an everlasting covenant.
to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The ancient and honourable, he [is] the head,.... The elder in office, not in age; and who, on account of his office, dignity, and riches, is honoured by men, is of a venerable countenance himself, and is reverenced when seen and looked upon by others, and received by persons with pleasure and cheerfulness; as the phrase used signifies. The Septuagint and Arabic versions render it, "who admire", or "have" men's "persons in admiration"; which is the character Jude gives of false teachers, Judges 1:16 who are next described:
and the prophet that teacheth lies, he [is] the tail; so called from their low extract, being often of a mean original and descent; or rather from the meanness of their spirits, their flattery of princes and great men, to whom they tell lies, and prophesy smooth and false things, for the sake of a little sordid gain, in allusion to dogs that wag their tails at their masters; or from the poison of their doctrines, some creatures having poison in their tails, and do much mischief with them. See Revelation 9:19.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The ancient - The elder; the old man.
And honorable - Hebrew, ‘The man of elevated countenance.’ The man of rank and office.
The prophet that teacheth lies - The false prophet. Of those there were many; and probably at this time many in Samaria.
