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Isaiah 9:14-15

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9:14 So the Lord cut off Israel’s head and tail,

both the shoots and stalk 1  in one day.

9:15 The leaders and the highly respected people 2  are the head,

the prophets who teach lies are the tail.

1 sn The metaphor in this line is that of a reed being cut down.

2 tn Heb “the elder and the one lifted up with respect to the face.” For another example of the Hebrew idiom, see 2 Kgs 5:1.



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