Judgment against Israel’s Hypocrisy
Isaiah 9:13
In 11 translations
- BSB
- But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.
- KJV
- ¶ For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
- WEB
- Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Armies.
- ASV
- Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought Jehovah of hosts.
- LSV
- And the people has not turned back to Him who is striking it, || And they have not sought YHWH of Hosts.
- YLT
- And the people hath not turned back unto Him who is smiting it, And Jehovah of Hosts they have not sought.
- DBY
- But the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, and they do not seek Jehovah of hosts.
- DRC
- And the people are not returned to him who hath struck them, and have not sought after the Lord of hosts.
- GNV
- For the people turneth not vnto him that smiteth them, neither doe they seeke the Lord of hostes.
- JPS9:12
- Yet the people turneth not unto Him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
- LXXE9:12
- But the people turned not until they were smitten, and they sought not the Lord.
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Original-language editions
- WLC9:12
- וְהָעָ֥ם לֹא־שָׁ֖ב עַד־הַמַּכֵּ֑הוּ וְאֶת־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת לֹ֥א דָרָֽשׁוּ׃KJV:Isa.9.13
- LXX-Br9:12
- Καὶ ὁ λαὸς οὐκ ἀπεστράφη, ἕως ἐπλήγη, καὶ τὸν κύριον οὐκ ἐζήτησαν.
Who and where
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
AhazPekahAfflictions of the Wicked, TheSeeking GodMessiahWrath, (Anger)Anger of God, TheBackslidersIsrael, Prophecies concerningAfflictions and Adversities
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Cross-references most cited first
- Hosea 7:10Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.
- Jeremiah 5:3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
- Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
- Isaiah 1:5Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
- Job 36:13The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
- Hosea 3:4–5For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol. Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their…
- Ezekiel 24:13Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.
- 2 Chronicles 28:22In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
- Hosea 5:15Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
- Isaiah 26:11O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
- Jeremiah 31:18–20I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I…
- Hosea 7:16They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 4:29But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
- Jeremiah 50:4–5“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God. They will ask the way to Zion and turn…
- Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
- Isaiah 57:17I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 9:12 in some Bibles
- 9:13 in most Bibles