Isaiah 9:15
ContextNET © | The leaders and the highly respected people 1 are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail. |
NIV © | the elders and prominent men are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail. |
NASB © | The head is the elder and honorable man, And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail. |
NLT © | The leaders of Israel are the head, and the lying prophets are the tail. |
MSG © | The big-head elders were the head, the lying prophets were the tail. |
BBE © | The man who is honoured and responsible is the head, and the prophet who gives false teaching is the tail. |
NRSV © | elders and dignitaries are the head, and prophets who teach lies are the tail; |
NKJV © | The elder and honorable, he is the head; The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail. |
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NET © | The leaders and the highly respected people 1 are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail. |
NET © Notes |
1 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. |