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


In Context

12 Aram from before, and Philistia from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

13 And the people hath not turned back unto Him who is smiting it, And Jehovah of Hosts they have not sought.

14 And Jehovah cutteth off from Israel head and tail, Branch and reed — the same day,

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

16 And the eulogists of this people are causing to err, And its eulogised ones are consumed.

17 Therefore, over its young men the Lord rejoiceth not, And its orphans, and its widows He pitieth not, For every one is profane, and an evil doer, And every mouth is speaking folly. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:15the ancient and honourable, 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 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.