Isaiah 9:14

"Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought the LORD of Armies."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights the irony that despite experiencing God's punishment, the people did not turn back to Him for help or seek His guidance. It underscores a common human tendency to ignore divine warnings and interventions until it is too late.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Will cut off head and tail -This is a proverbial expression, which is explained in the following verse; see alsoDeuteronomy 28:13-14. The head is often used to denote those in honor and authority. The tail is an expression applicable to the lower ranks, and would commonly indicate more than simply the common people. It would imply contempt; a state of great abjectness and meanness. Branch and rush -This is also a proverbial expression, meaning the highest and lowest; see the note atIsaiah 19:15. The word here translated branch, means properly the bough or top of the palm tree.

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