Isaiah 9:15
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
Çalışma Notu
Study Note
The interpretive gloss identifying the 'head' as 'the ancient and honourable' and the 'tail' as 'the prophet that teacheth lies' (Isaiah 9:15) provides the authoritative explanation of the head-and-tail imagery in 9:14, directing the oracle specifically against false prophecy as a fundamental leadership failure. The identification of false prophets with the 'tail' — the bottom of the social hierarchy — inverts their claimed authority (prophets who claim divine speech are actually the most degraded element of leadership). The verse belongs to Isaiah 9:8-10:4's sustained indictment of northern Israel's leadership, using head-tail imagery drawn from Deuteronomy 28:13, 44 (head and tail as covenant blessing/curse). The passage contextualizes Isaiah's broader critique of the prophetic establishment that had compromised its calling.
Diğer Çeviriler
The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
Elder, and accepted of face, he <FI>is<Fi> the head, Prophet, teacher of falsehood, he <FI>is<Fi> the tail.
The man who is honoured and responsible is the head, and the prophet who gives false teaching is the tail.
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