Isaiah 9:13
And the people did not return to the One who struck them, and they did not seek the Lord of hosts.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
In Context
Cross References
2 Chronicles 28:22Moreover, in the time of his anguish, he also added to his contempt against the Lord. King Ahaz himself, by himself,
Isaiah 1:5For what reason shall I continue to strike you, as you increase transgressions? The entire head is feeble, and the entire heart is grieving.
Isaiah 19:15And there will be no work for Egypt that would produce a head or a tail, one who bows down or one who refrains from bowing down.
Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who descend into Egypt for assistance, hoping in horses, and putting their trust in four-horse chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are exceedingly strong. And they have not believed in the Holy One of Israel, and they have not sought the Lord.
Jeremiah 5:3O Lord, your eyes look with favor upon faith. You have struck them, and they have not grieved. You have bruised them, and they have refused to accept discipline. They have hardened their faces more than rock, and they are not willing to return.
Jeremiah 31:18Listening, I heard Ephraim going into captivity: ‘You have chastised me, and I was instructed, like a young untamed bull. Convert me, and I shall be converted. For you are the Lord my God.
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 →