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The elderזָקֵןand the dignitary,וּנְשׂוּא פָנִיםheהוּאis the head;הָרֹאשׁand the prophetוְנָבִיאwho teachesמוֹרֶהlies,שֶּׁקֶרheהוּאis the tail.הַזָּנָב
Isaiah 9:15
Study it in the app“The elder and the dignitary, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 9:15, word by word
- The elderזָקֵןzaken
elder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zaken” appears- and the dignitaryנְשׂוּאnesu
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nesu” appears- and the dignitaryפָנִיםfanim
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanim” appears- is the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- and the prophetנָבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- who teachesמוֹרֶהmore
teach
To show someone the way he should go; to instruct him.
Where else “more” appears- liesשֶּׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- is the tailזָּנָבzanav
tail
An animal's hindmost part, or the lowest place.
Where else “zanav” appears
The context
14So YHWH cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed, in one day.
15 · This verse (above)
16And those who guide this people have been leading it astray, and those guided by them are swallowed up.