Isaiah 9:15

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

The

עוֹלָם

ʻôwlâm

H5769

properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (...

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and

כָּבַד

kâbad

H3513

to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same t...

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he is the

רֹאשׁ

rôʼsh

H7218

the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

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and the

נָבִיא

nâbîyʼ

H5030

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

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that

לָמַד

lâmad

H3925

properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)

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שֶׁקֶר

sheqer

H8267

an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

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he is the

זָנָב

zânâb

H2180

the tail (literally or figuratively)

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Key Terms in This Verse

tail H2180

זָנָב zânâb

the tail (literally or figuratively)

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teacheth H3925

לָמַד lâmad

properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)

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ancient H5769

עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm

properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

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honourable H3513

כָּבַד kâbad

to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)

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lies H8267

שֶׁקֶר sheqer

an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

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prophet H5030

נָבִיא nâbîyʼ

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

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head H7218

רֹאשׁ rôʼsh

the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

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Cross References

Isaiah 29:10 cross-reference

For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.

Matthew 24:24 cross-reference

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

Ezekiel 13:19 cross-reference

And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my peop...

1 Samuel 9:6 cross-reference

And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way t...

Isaiah 3:5 cross-reference

And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

Hosea 9:8 cross-reference

The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.

1 Kings 13:18 cross-reference

He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he ...

Jeremiah 23:9 cross-reference

Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holine...

Revelation 19:20 cross-reference

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These...

Jeremiah 5:31 cross-reference

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

Matthew 7:15 cross-reference

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Malachi 2:9 cross-reference

Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

Isaiah 28:17 cross-reference

Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

Ezekiel 13:22 cross-reference

Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

Isaiah 5:13 cross-reference

Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.

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