Isaiah 9:13

Updated Bible Version

Yet the people haven't turned to him that smote them, neither have they sought Yahweh of hosts.

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them,Nor do they seek Yahweh of hosts.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For the people turneth not vnto hym that chastiseth them, neither do they seeke the Lorde of hoastes.

Darby Translation
But the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, and they do not seek Jehovah of hosts.

New King James Version
For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.

Literal Translation
For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, and they do not seek Jehovah of Hosts.

Easy-to-Read Version
The people did not stop sinning. They did not come to the Lord All-Powerful for help.

World English Bible
Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Hosts.

King James Version (1611)
For the people turneth not vnto him that smiteth them, neither doe they seeke the Lord of hostes.

King James Version
For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For the people turneth not vnto him, that chastiseth them, nether do they seke the LORDE of hoostes.

THE MESSAGE
But the people paid no mind to him who hit them, didn't seek God -of-the-Angel-Armies. So God hacked off Israel's head and tail, palm branch and reed, both on the same day. The big-head elders were the head, the lying prophets were the tail. Those who were supposed to lead this people led them down blind alleys, And those who followed the leaders ended up lost and confused. That's why the Master lost interest in the young men, had no feeling for their orphans and widows. All of them were godless and evil, talking filth and folly. And even after that, he was still angry, his fist still raised, ready to hit them again.

Amplified Bible
Yet the people do not turn back [in repentance] to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts [as their most essential need].

American Standard Version
Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought Jehovah of hosts.

Bible in Basic English
But the heart of the people was not turned to him who sent punishment on them, and they made no prayer to the Lord of armies.

Webster's Bible Translation
For the people turn not to him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

New English Translation
The people did not return to the one who struck them, they did not seek reconciliation with the Lord who commands armies.

Contemporary English Version
The people of Israel still did not turn back to the Lord All-Powerful and worship him.

Complete Jewish Bible
Therefore Adonai will cut off Isra'el's head and tail, [tall] palm frond and [lowly] reed in a single day.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For the people turneth not vnto him that smiteth them, neither doe they seeke the Lord of hostes.

George Lamsa Translation
For the people did not turn to him till they were devoured, neither did they seek the LORD of hosts.

Hebrew Names Version
Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought the LORD of Hosts.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Therefore the LORD doth cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.

New Living Translation
For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent. They will not seek the Lord of Heaven's Armies.

New Life Bible
Yet the people do not return to Him Who punished them. They do not look to the Lord of All.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But the people turned not until they were smitten, and they sought not the Lord.

English Revised Version
Yet the people hath not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought the LORD of hosts.

Berean Standard Bible
But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.

New Revised Standard
The people did not turn to him who struck them, or seek the Lord of hosts.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yet, the people, have not turned unto him that smote them, - And Yahweh of hosts, have they not sought.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the people are not returned to him who hath struck them, and have not sought after the Lord of hosts.

Lexham English Bible
And the people did not turn to the one who struck it, and they did not seek Yahweh of hosts.

English Standard Version
The people did not turn to him who struck them, nor inquire of the Lord of hosts.

New American Standard Bible
Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the LORD of armies.

New Century Version
But the people did not return to the one who had struck them; they did not follow the Lord All-Powerful.

Good News Translation
The people of Israel have not repented; even though the Lord Almighty has punished them, they have not returned to him.

Christian Standard Bible®
The people did not turn to Him who struck them; they did not seek the Lord of Hosts.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and the puple is not turned ayen to the Lord smytynge it, and thei souyten not the Lord of oostis.

Revised Standard Version
The people did not turn to him who smote them, nor seek the LORD of hosts.

Young's Literal Translation
And the people hath not turned back unto Him who is smiting it, And Jehovah of Hosts they have not sought.

Contextual Overview

⁸ The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it has fallen on Israel. ⁹ And all the people shall know, [even] Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in pride and in stoutness of heart, ¹⁰ The bricks have fallen, but we will build with cut stone; the sycamores are cut down, but we will put cedars in their place. ¹¹ Therefore Yahweh will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies, 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. ¹³ Yet the people haven't turned to him that smote them, neither have they sought Yahweh of hosts. ¹⁴ Therefore Yahweh will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day. ¹⁵ The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail. ¹⁶ For those that lead this people cause them to err; and those that are led of them are destroyed. ¹⁷ Therefore the Lord will not show mercy 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 speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the people: Isaiah 1:5, Isaiah 26:11, Isaiah 57:17, 2 Chronicles 28:22, Job 36:13, Jeremiah 5:3, Jeremiah 31:18-20, Ezekiel 24:13, Hosea 5:15, Hosea 7:10, Hosea 7:16

neither: Isaiah 31:1, Deuteronomy 4:29, Jeremiah 29:11, Jeremiah 50:4, Jeremiah 50:5, Hosea 3:4, Hosea 3:5

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:35 - and turn 1 Kings 21:1 - after Isaiah 5:25 - For all Isaiah 10:21 - return Isaiah 42:25 - he knew Jeremiah 2:30 - In vain Jeremiah 8:12 - therefore Jeremiah 15:7 - since Ezekiel 7:9 - the Lord Ezekiel 22:24 - General Daniel 9:13 - made we not our prayer before Hosea 4:5 - and the prophet Hosea 7:7 - there Amos 4:6 - yet Micah 6:9 - hear Haggai 2:17 - yet Romans 3:11 - seeketh

Cross-References

Ezekiel 1:28
As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.

Revelation 4:3
and he that sat [was] to look at like a jasper stone and a sardius: and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, like an emerald to look at.

Revelation 10:1
And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, arrayed with a cloud; and the rainbow was on his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For the people turneth not to him that smiteth them,.... Who was the Lord of hosts, as it is explained in the next clause; it was he that had smote the people with the rod of correction and chastisement, by various afflictions and distresses which he had brought upon them; in order to bring them to a sense of their sin and duty, to reclaim and recover them from their backslidings; but they had not such an effect upon them; they returned not to him by repentance and reformation, from whom they had turned themselves by their evil ways; nor to his worship, as the Targum interprets it, to his word and ordinances; for afflictions; unless sanctified, are of no use to restore backsliders. This is to be understood of the people of Israel, the ten tribes, whom the prophet calls "the people", not my people, nor the people of the Lord, because unworthy of that character. The Septuagint render the words, "the people returned not until they were smitten", and so the Syriac version intimating, as if they did return when smitten; but the following words, and the whole context, show the contrary:

neither do they seek the Lord of hosts; by prayer and supplication, for pardoning grace and mercy through Christ the Mediator; nor in his word and ordinances, for his presence and communion with him, or instruction or doctrine from him, as the Targum; to be taught true doctrine, and their duty to God and man; this is one part of the character of an unregenerate man, Romans 3:11.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the people ... - This is a reason why his anger would not cease, and it is, at the same time, the suggestion of a new crime for which the divine judgment would rest upon them. It commences the second part of the oracle.

Turneth not - It is implied here that it was the design of the chastisement to turn them to God. In this case, as in many others, such a design had not been accomplished.

Unto him that smiteth them - To God, who had punished them.

Neither do they seek - They do not seek his protection and favor; they do not worship and honor him.

The Lord of hosts - Note, Isaiah 1:9.