Catholic Public Domain Version
"And so, the Lord will disperse, away from Israel, the head and the tail, he who bows down and he who refrains, in one day. "
— Isaiah 9:14, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.”
“Therefore Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day. ”
“Therefore Yahweh will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed, in one day.”
“So the LORD cut off Israel’s head and tail, both the shoots and stalk in one day.”
“And the Lord shall destroy out of Israel the head and the tail, him that bendeth down, and him that holdeth back, in one day.”
“For this cause the Lord took away from Israel head and tail, high and low, in one day.”
“Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.”
And the Lord will raise up the enemies of Rezin over him, and he will turn his adversaries into a tumult:
the Syrians from the east and the Philistines from the west. And they will devour Israel with their whole mouth. After all this, his fury was not turned away; instead, his hand was still extended.
And the people did not return to the One who struck them, and they did not seek the Lord of hosts.
And so, the Lord will disperse, away from Israel, the head and the tail, he who bows down and he who refrains, in one day.
The long-lived and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
And those who deceitfully praise this people, and those who are praised, will be thrown down violently.
For this reason, the Lord will not rejoice over their youths. And he will not take pity on their orphans and widows. For each one is a hypocrite, and each one is wicked, and every mouth has spoken foolishness. After all this, his fury was not turned away; instead, his hand was still extended.