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


In Context

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

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

14 And Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-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.

16 For the guides of this people mislead them; and they that are guided by them are swallowed up.

17 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.

Isaiah 9:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:15The ancient and honourable, he [is] the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he [is] the tail.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:15the elders and prominent men are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:15The aged and honourable, he is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:15The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:15The ancient and the honourable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:15The ancient and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:15The elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:15Elder, and accepted of face, he is the head, Prophet, teacher of falsehood, he is the tail.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:15The ancient and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail.