NET Bible
"So the LORD cut off Israel’s head and tail, both the shoots and stalk in one day."
— Isaiah 9:14, NET Bible
“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.”
“Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.”
Then the LORD provoked their adversaries to attack them, he stirred up their enemies–
Syria from the east, and the Philistines from the west, they gobbled up Israelite territory. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.
The people did not return to the one who struck them, they did not seek reconciliation with the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
So the LORD cut off Israel’s head and tail, both the shoots and stalk in one day.
The leaders and the highly respected people are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.
The leaders of this nation were misleading people, and the people being led were destroyed.
So the Lord was not pleased with their young men, he took no pity on their orphans and widows; for the whole nation was godless and did wicked things, every mouth was speaking disgraceful words. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.