NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon The ancientzaqen (zaw-kane') old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator. and honourable paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) nasa' (naw-saw') to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows) he huw' (hoo) the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it) is the head ro'sh (roshe) the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) and the prophet nabiy' (naw-bee') a prophet or (generally) inspired man -- prophecy, that prophesy, prophet. that teacheth yarah (yaw-raw') to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach lies sheqer (sheh'-ker) an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully. he is the tail zanab (zaw-nawb') the tail -- tail. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible The head is the elder and honorable man, And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail. King James Bible The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. Holman Christian Standard Bible The head is the elder, the honored one; the tail is the prophet, the lying teacher. International Standard Version the elder and the dignitary is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail. NET Bible The leaders and the highly respected people are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail. GOD'S WORD® Translation Respected and honored leaders are the head. Prophets who teach lies are the tail. King James 2000 Bible The elder and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail. Links Isaiah 9:15Isaiah 9:15 NIV Isaiah 9:15 NLT Isaiah 9:15 ESV Isaiah 9:15 NASB Isaiah 9:15 KJV |