Isaiah Chapter 9 verse 15 Holy Bible
The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
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The man who is honoured and responsible is the head, and the prophet who gives false teaching is the tail.
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the ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
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The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
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The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
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Elder, and accepted of face, he `is' the head, Prophet, teacher of falsehood, he `is' the tail.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 15. - Some suppose this verse to be a gloss, or marginal note, which has crept into the text; but it is too pointed and sarcastic for a mere gloss. There is no reason to doubt its being Isaiah's. Having spoken of "the tail," he takes the opportunity of lashing the false prophet, who claimed to be among the "honorable," but was really the lowest of the low, worse than his dupes, the true "tail" (comp. Isaiah 28:7; Isaiah 29:10; Isaiah 30:10).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) The ancient and honourable . . .--Comp. Isaiah 3:2-3, for the meaning of the words. These, the prophet seems to say, were the true leaders of the people. The ideal work of the prophet was, indeed, that of a teacher who was to lead even them, but corruptio optimi pessima; and to Isaiah, as to Jeremiah, there was no class so contemptible and base as that of spiritual guides whose policy was that of a time-serving selfishness. The verse is rejected by some critics as a marginal note that has found its way into the text; but the prophet may well have given his own interpretation of this formula. (Comp. Isaiah 28:7; Isaiah 29:10; Jeremiah 14:14; Jeremiah 23:9-40.)
