And the priests, the Lĕwites, rose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard. And their prayer came up to His set-apart dwelling place, to heaven.
Isaiah 9:16 - The Scriptures 2009 For the leaders of this people lead them astray, and those who are guided by them are swallowed up. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For they who lead this people cause them to err, and they who are led [astray] by them are swallowed up (destroyed). American Standard Version (1901) For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. Common English Bible But this people’s leaders were misleading, and those being led were confused. Catholic Public Domain Version And those who deceitfully praise this people, and those who are praised, will be thrown down violently. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they that call this people blessed shall cause them to err: and they that are called blessed shall be thrown down headlong. |
And the priests, the Lĕwites, rose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard. And their prayer came up to His set-apart dwelling place, to heaven.
“Without Me they shall bow down among the prisoners, and fall among the killed.” With all this His displeasure has not turned back, and His hand is still stretched out.
יהוה has mixed a perverse spirit in her midst. And they have led Mitsrayim astray in all her work, as a drunkard strays in his vomit.
“My people! Youths exert pressure on them, and women rule over them. O My people! Your leaders lead you astray, and swallow the way of your paths.”
Therefore the displeasure of יהוה has burned against His people, and He stretches out His hand against them and strikes them, and the mountains tremble. And their carcass is as filth in the middle of the streets. With all this His displeasure has not turned back, and His hand is still stretched out!
So give their children over to scarcity of food, and hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives become widows and bereaved of their children. Let their men be killed to death, their young men be stricken by the sword in battle.
“And I have seen folly in the prophets of Shomeron: they prophesied by Ba‛al and led My people Yisra’ĕl astray.
“Let everyone beware of his neighbour and not trust any brother. For every brother catches by the heel, and every neighbour walks with slanderers.
Thus said יהוה, “For three transgressions of Yehuḏah, and for four, I do not turn it back, because they have rejected the Torah of יהוה, and did not guard His laws. And their lies after which their fathers walked lead them astray.
Thus said יהוה concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, who are biting with their teeth and have called out, “Peace!” They even set apart a battle against him who does not give for their mouths.
“Leave them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both shall fall into a ditch.
And it is beyond all dispute that the lesser is blessed by the better.