Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

The eider and favourite, he, is the head, - And the prophet teaching falsehood, he, is the tail;

New American Standard Bible

The head is the elder and honorable man,
And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail.

King James Version

The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

Holman 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.

A Conservative Version

The elder and the honorable man, he is the head. And the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.

American Standard Version

The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

Amplified


The elderly and honorable man, he is the head;
And the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.

Bible in Basic English

The man who is honoured and responsible is the head, and the prophet who gives false teaching is the tail.

Darby Translation

the ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

Julia Smith Translation

The old man and they lifting up faces, he the head; and the prophet teaching falsehood, be the tail.

King James 2000

The elder and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Elders and {the respectable} [are] the head, and prophets who teach lies [are] the tail.

Modern King James verseion

The elder and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

By the head, is understood the senator and honorable man, and by the tail, the Prophet that preacheth lies.

NET Bible

The leaders and the highly respected people are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.

New Heart English Bible

The elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.

Webster

The ancient and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

World English Bible

The elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.

Youngs Literal Translation

Elder, and accepted of face, he is the head, Prophet, teacher of falsehood, he is the tail.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The ancient
זקן 
Zaqen 
Usage: 178

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

he
היא הוּא 
Huw' 
Usage: 1716

is the head
ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

and the prophet
נביא 
Nabiy' 
Usage: 315

שׁקר 
Sheqer 
Usage: 113

References

Fausets

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

Yahweh's Anger Against Arrogance

14 Therefore hath Yahweh cut off from Israel - Head and tail Palm-top and rush, In one day. 15 The eider and favourite, he, is the head, - And the prophet teaching falsehood, he, is the tail; 16 And they who should have led this people forward have been causing them to stray, - And, they who are led of them are destroyed,


Cross References

Isaiah 3:2-3

Man of might and man of war, - Judge and prophet And diviner and elder;

Matthew 24:24

For there will arise, false Christs, and false prophets, - and they will show great signs and wonders, so that, if possible, even the chosen, should be deceived: -

1 Samuel 9:6

And he said to him: Lo! I pray thee, a man of God, liveth in this city, and, the man, is held in honour, all that he saith, surely cometh to pass. Now, let us go thither; peradventure he may tell us our way, whereon we should have gone.

1 Kings 13:18

And he said to him-I also, am a prophet, like unto thee, and, a messenger, hath spoken unto me, by the word of Yahweh, saying - Bring him back with thee, into thy house, that he may eat bread, and drink water. He deceived him.

1 Kings 22:22-24

And Yahweh said unto him - Wherewith? And he said - I will go forth, and become a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets, - So he said, - Thou mayest persuade, yea and prevail, go forth, and do so.

Isaiah 3:5

And the people will, tyrannise, Every man over his fellow-man, And every man over his friend, - And they will rage The boy against, the elder, And the despised, against, the honourable,

Isaiah 5:13

Therefore, are my people taken away captive before they know it, - And their honourable mean are famished with hunger, And, their multitude, do gape for thirst.

Isaiah 28:17

But I will make - Justice the line, and Righteousness the plummet, - And the hail shall, sweep away, your refuge of lying, And your hiding-place, the waters shall overflow;

Isaiah 29:10

For Yahweh, hath poured out upon you, a spirit of deep sleep, Yea hath tightly shut your eyes - the prophets, - And, your heads - the seers, hath he covered,

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets, have prophesied, falsely, And the priests tread down by their means, And, my people, love it, so, - What then can ye do as to her latter end?

Jeremiah 14:14-15

So then Yahweh said unto me, Falsehood, are the prophets prophesying in my name, I have not sent them Neither have I commanded them, Neither have I spoken unto them, - A vision of falsehood, and A divination of worthlessness and A fraud of their own hearts, They, are prophesying unto you.

Jeremiah 23:9

As for the prophets, - Broken is my heart within me Trembled have all my bones, I have become as a drunken man, And as a strong man whom wine hath overcome, - Because of Yahweh, And because of his holy words.

Jeremiah 23:14-15

But among the prophets of Jerusalem, have I seen a horrible thing, - Committing adultery, And walking in falsehood, And so strengthening the hands of doers of wickedness, not to return any man from his wickedness: They have all of them become to me as Sodom, And her inhabitants as Gomorrah.

Jeremiah 23:25-27

I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy in my name falsely, saying, - I have dreamed! I have dreamed!

Jeremiah 27:9-10

Ye, therefore do not ye hearken unto your prophets, nor unto your diviners, nor unto your dreams, nor unto your users of hidden arts nor unto your mutterers of incantations, - in that, they, are speaking unto you saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon;

Jeremiah 27:14-15

Do not, then hearken unto the words of the prophets who are speaking unto you, saying - Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon, - for falsehood, are they prophesying unto you.

Jeremiah 28:15-16

Then said Jeremiah the prophet unto Hananiah the prophet, - Hear I pray thee, Hananiah: Yahweh hath not sent thee, Thou, therefore hast caused this people to trust in falsehood!

Jeremiah 29:21-22

Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel Concerning Ahab son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you in my name, a falsehood, Behold me! delivering them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he will smite them before your eyes:

Ezekiel 13:19

Thus have ye profaned me unto my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, Putting to death the souls that should not die, and Keeping alive the souls that should not live, - By your lying to my people I who hearken to lies

Ezekiel 13:22

Because of the paining of the heart the righteous man with falsehood, whom, I, have not pained, - And strengthening the hands of the lawless man, that he should not turn from his wicked way. by letting him live

Hosea 9:8

The watchman of Ephraim, should have been with my God: As for the prophet, the snare of the fowler, is on all his ways, a prosecution awaiteth him , in the house of his God.

Malachi 2:9

Therefore, I also, will suffer you to be despised and of no account unto all the people, - in proportion as none of you have been keeping my ways, but have had respect to persons, in giving your deliverance.

Matthew 7:15

Beware of false prophets, who come unto you in clothing of sheep, - while, within, they are ravening wolves.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For, such as these, are false apostles, deceitful workers, transfiguring themselves into apostles of Christ.

Galatians 1:8-9

But, even if, we, or, a messenger out of heaven, announce a glad-message unto youaside from that which we announced unto you, accursed, let him be!

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

Whose, presence, shall be according to an inworking of Satan, with all manner of mighty work and sign and wonders of falsehood,

2 Timothy 4:2-3

Proclaim the word, take thy position - in season, out of season, - convince, rebuke, encourage, - with all long-suffering and teaching.

2 Peter 2:1-3

But there arose false-prophets also among the people, as, among you also, there shall be, false-teachers, - men who will stealthily bring in destructive parties, even the Master that bought them, denying, bringing upon themselves speedy destruction;

1 John 4:1

Beloved! not in every spirit, believe ye, but test the spirits, whether they are, of God; because, many false prophets, have gone out into the world.

Revelation 19:20

And the wild-beast, was taken, and, with him, the false prophet who wrought the signs before him, whereby he deceived them who received the mark of the wild-beast and them who were doing homage unto his image, - alive, were they two cast into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone.

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