Isaiah 9:14
For this cause the Lord took away from Israel head and tail, high and low, in one day.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 3:2The strong man and the man of war; the judge and the prophet; the man who has knowledge of secret arts, and the man who is wise because of his years;
Isaiah 19:15And in Egypt there will be no work for any man, head or tail, high or low, to do.
Hosea 1:4And the Lord said to him, Give him the name of Jezreel, for after a little time I will send punishment for the blood of Jezreel on the line of Jehu, and put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
Hosea 1:9And the Lord said, Give him the name Lo-ammi; for you are not my people, and I will not be your God.
Hosea 5:12And so to Ephraim I am like a wasting insect, and a destruction to the children of Judah.
Hosea 9:11As for Ephraim, their glory will go in flight like a bird: there will be no birth and no one with child and no giving of life.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 9:9-21
Threatenings against Judah; Threatenings against Israel. ( b. c. 740.) 8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. 9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart, 10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars. 11 Therefore the Lord shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together; 12 The Syrians… Read the whole commentary →