Isaiah 9:13
New International Version
But the people have not returned to him who struck them, nor have they sought the LORD Almighty.

New Living Translation
For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent. They will not seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

English Standard Version
The people did not turn to him who struck them, nor inquire of the LORD of hosts.

Berean Standard Bible
But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.

King James Bible
For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

New King James Version
For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.

New American Standard Bible
Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the LORD of armies.

NASB 1995
Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.

NASB 1977
Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.

Legacy Standard Bible
Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek Yahweh of hosts.

Amplified Bible
Yet the people do not turn back [in repentance] to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts [as their most essential need].

Christian Standard Bible
The people did not turn to him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Armies.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The people did not turn to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.

American Standard Version
Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought Jehovah of hosts.

Contemporary English Version
The people of Israel still did not turn back to the LORD All-Powerful and worship him.

English Revised Version
Yet the people hath not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought the LORD of hosts.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But the people have not returned to the one who struck them, nor have they sought the LORD of Armies.

Good News Translation
The people of Israel have not repented; even though the LORD Almighty has punished them, they have not returned to him.

International Standard Version
"But the people have not returned to rely on him who struck them, nor have they sought the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

Majority Standard Bible
But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.

NET Bible
The people did not return to the one who struck them, they did not seek reconciliation with the LORD who commands armies.

New Heart English Bible
Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought the LORD of hosts.

Webster's Bible Translation
For the people turn not to him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

World English Bible
Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Armies.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the people has not turned back to Him who is striking it, "" And they have not sought YHWH of Hosts.

Young's Literal Translation
And the people hath not turned back unto Him who is smiting it, And Jehovah of Hosts they have not sought.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the people turned not back even to him smiting them, and Jehovah of armies they sought not.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the people are not returned to him who hath struck them, and have not sought after the Lord of hosts.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the people did not return to the One who struck them, and they did not seek the Lord of hosts.

New American Bible
The people do not turn back to the one who struck them, nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.

New Revised Standard Version
The people did not turn to him who struck them, or seek the LORD of hosts.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For the people did not turn to him till they were devoured, neither did they seek the LORD of hosts.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the people were not converted until they were devoured, and they did not seek LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Yet the people turneth not unto Him that smiteth them, Neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But the people turned not until they were smitten, and they sought not the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Judgment Against Israel's Hypocrisy
13But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts. 14So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 5:3
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.

Hosea 7:10
Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.

Amos 4:6-11
“I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ...

2 Chronicles 28:22-23
In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD. / He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, who had defeated him, and he said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But these gods were the downfall of Ahaz and of all Israel.

Isaiah 1:5
Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.

Isaiah 31:6
Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.

Jeremiah 8:5-6
Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return. / I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.

Ezekiel 18:30-32
Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!

Zechariah 1:3-4
So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’ / Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.

Malachi 3:7
Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’

Matthew 11:20-24
Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ...

Luke 13:3-5
No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish. / Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem? / No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”

Romans 2:4-5
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? / But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

Hebrews 3:7-11
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...

Revelation 2:21-22
Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.


Treasury of Scripture

For the people turns not to him that smites them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

the people

Isaiah 1:5
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

Isaiah 26:11
LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

Isaiah 57:17
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

neither

Isaiah 31:1
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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But the people have not returned
This phrase highlights the persistent rebellion and stubbornness of the people of Israel. The Hebrew word for "returned" is "שׁוּב" (shuv), which means to turn back or repent. In the context of the Old Testament, returning to God is a central theme, emphasizing repentance and a change of heart. Despite the warnings and judgments, the people of Israel continue in their ways, illustrating a spiritual blindness and hardness of heart. This serves as a reminder of the importance of repentance and the need for a genuine turning back to God in our own lives.

to Him who struck them
The phrase "to Him who struck them" refers to God, who, in His righteousness, disciplines His people. The Hebrew word for "struck" is "נָכָה" (nakah), which can mean to smite or to punish. This reflects the biblical principle that God disciplines those He loves, as a father disciplines his children (Proverbs 3:12). The discipline is not out of anger but out of a desire to correct and bring His people back to a right relationship with Him. It is a call to recognize God's sovereignty and His righteous judgment, urging us to respond with humility and repentance.

nor have they sought the LORD of Hosts
The phrase "sought the LORD of Hosts" underscores the failure of the people to seek God earnestly. The Hebrew word for "sought" is "דָּרַשׁ" (darash), which implies a diligent search or inquiry. The "LORD of Hosts" is a title that emphasizes God's supreme authority over all heavenly and earthly armies. It is a call to recognize His power and majesty. The failure to seek God indicates a lack of faith and trust in His ability to save and deliver. This serves as a powerful reminder of the necessity of seeking God with all our heart, soul, and mind, acknowledging His lordship and desiring His presence in our lives.

(13) For the people turneth not . . .--What follows was the word that was meant for all Israel. They had not "turned" to the Lord, there were no proofs of that conversion which true prophets and preachers have at all times sought after.

Verse 13. - The people. The people of Israel, as distinct from the people of Judah. The particular judgment announced in vers. 11, 12 is clearly to fall on them. Neither do they seek the Lord of hosts. Israel had set itself to seek after Baal from the time of Ahab (1 Kings 16:31). The reform of Jehu (2 Kings 10:28) had gone but skin-deep. Baal was still "sought to," rather than Jehovah, when the final judgment came (2 Kings 17:16; Hosea 2:13).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But the people
וְהָעָ֥ם (wə·hā·‘ām)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

did not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

return
שָׁ֖ב (šāḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

Him who struck them;
הַמַּכֵּ֑הוּ (ham·mak·kê·hū)
Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5221: To strike

they did not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

seek
דָרָֽשׁוּ׃ (ḏā·rā·šū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship

the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

of Hosts.
צְבָא֖וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)
Noun - common plural
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign


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