Isaiah 9:13

New King James Version

For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The people did not turn to him who struck them;they did not seek the Lord of Armies.

Hebrew Names Version
Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought the LORD of Hosts.

King James Version
For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts.

English Standard Version
The people did not turn to him who struck them, nor inquire of the Lord of hosts.

New American Standard Bible
Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the LORD of armies.

New Century Version
But the people did not return to the one who had struck them; they did not follow the Lord All-Powerful.

Amplified Bible
Yet the people do not turn back [in repentance] to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts [as their most essential need].

World English Bible
Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Hosts.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For the people turneth not vnto him that smiteth them, neither doe they seeke the Lord of hostes.

Legacy Standard Bible
Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them,Nor do they seek Yahweh of hosts.

Berean Standard Bible
But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.

Contemporary English Version
The people of Israel still did not turn back to the Lord All-Powerful and worship him.

Complete Jewish Bible
Therefore Adonai will cut off Isra'el's head and tail, [tall] palm frond and [lowly] reed in a single day.

Darby Translation
But the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, and they do not seek Jehovah of hosts.

Easy-to-Read Version
The people did not stop sinning. They did not come to the Lord All-Powerful for help.

George Lamsa Translation
For the people did not turn to him till they were devoured, neither did they seek the LORD of hosts.

Good News Translation
The people of Israel have not repented; even though the Lord Almighty has punished them, they have not returned to him.

Lexham English Bible
And the people did not turn to the one who struck it, and they did not seek Yahweh of hosts.

Literal Translation
For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, and they do not seek Jehovah of Hosts.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For the people turneth not vnto him, that chastiseth them, nether do they seke the LORDE of hoostes.

American Standard Version
Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought Jehovah of hosts.

Bible in Basic English
But the heart of the people was not turned to him who sent punishment on them, and they made no prayer to the Lord of armies.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Therefore the LORD doth cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.

King James Version (1611)
For the people turneth not vnto him that smiteth them, neither doe they seeke the Lord of hostes.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For the people turneth not vnto hym that chastiseth them, neither do they seeke the Lorde of hoastes.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But the people turned not until they were smitten, and they sought not the Lord.

English Revised Version
Yet the people hath not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought the LORD of hosts.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and the puple is not turned ayen to the Lord smytynge it, and thei souyten not the Lord of oostis.

Update Bible Version
Yet the people haven't turned to him that smote them, neither have they sought Yahweh of hosts.

Webster's Bible Translation
For the people turn not to him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

New English Translation
The people did not return to the one who struck them, they did not seek reconciliation with the Lord who commands armies.

New Living Translation
For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent. They will not seek the Lord of Heaven's Armies.

New Life Bible
Yet the people do not return to Him Who punished them. They do not look to the Lord of All.

New Revised Standard
The people did not turn to him who struck them, or seek the Lord of hosts.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yet, the people, have not turned unto him that smote them, - And Yahweh of hosts, have they not sought.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the people are not returned to him who hath struck them, and have not sought after the Lord of hosts.

Revised Standard Version
The people did not turn to him who smote them, nor seek the LORD of hosts.

Young's Literal Translation
And the people hath not turned back unto Him who is smiting it, And Jehovah of Hosts they have not sought.

THE MESSAGE
But the people paid no mind to him who hit them, didn't seek God -of-the-Angel-Armies. So God hacked off Israel's head and tail, palm branch and reed, both on the same day. The big-head elders were the head, the lying prophets were the tail. Those who were supposed to lead this people led them down blind alleys, And those who followed the leaders ended up lost and confused. That's why the Master lost interest in the young men, had no feeling for their orphans and widows. All of them were godless and evil, talking filth and folly. And even after that, he was still angry, his fist still raised, ready to hit them again.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.

Contextual Overview

⁸ The LORD sent a word against Jacob, And it has fallen on Israel. ⁹ All the people will know-- Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria-- Who say in pride and arrogance of heart: ¹⁰ "The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with hewn stones; The sycamores are cut down, But we will replace them with cedars." ¹¹ Therefore the LORD shall set up The adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies on, ¹² The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still. ¹³ For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts. ¹⁴ Therefore the LORD will cut off head and tail from Israel, Palm branch and bulrush in one day. ¹⁵ The elder and honorable, he is the head; The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail. ¹⁶ For the leaders of this people cause them to err, And those who are led by them are destroyed. ¹⁷ Therefore the Lord will have no joy in their young men, Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows; For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, And every mouth speaks folly. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the people: Isaiah 1:5, Isaiah 26:11, Isaiah 57:17, 2 Chronicles 28:22, Job 36:13, Jeremiah 5:3, Jeremiah 31:18-20, Ezekiel 24:13, Hosea 5:15, Hosea 7:10, Hosea 7:16

neither: Isaiah 31:1, Deuteronomy 4:29, Jeremiah 29:11, Jeremiah 50:4, Jeremiah 50:5, Hosea 3:4, Hosea 3:5

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:35 - and turn 1 Kings 21:1 - after Isaiah 5:25 - For all Isaiah 10:21 - return Isaiah 42:25 - he knew Jeremiah 2:30 - In vain Jeremiah 8:12 - therefore Jeremiah 15:7 - since Ezekiel 7:9 - the Lord Ezekiel 22:24 - General Daniel 9:13 - made we not our prayer before Hosea 4:5 - and the prophet Hosea 7:7 - there Amos 4:6 - yet Micah 6:9 - hear Haggai 2:17 - yet Romans 3:11 - seeketh

Cross-References

Ezekiel 1:28
Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. So when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.

Revelation 4:3
And He who sat there was Revelation 4:3 modify the throne rather than God).">[fn] like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.

Revelation 10:1
I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For the people turneth not to him that smiteth them,.... Who was the Lord of hosts, as it is explained in the next clause; it was he that had smote the people with the rod of correction and chastisement, by various afflictions and distresses which he had brought upon them; in order to bring them to a sense of their sin and duty, to reclaim and recover them from their backslidings; but they had not such an effect upon them; they returned not to him by repentance and reformation, from whom they had turned themselves by their evil ways; nor to his worship, as the Targum interprets it, to his word and ordinances; for afflictions; unless sanctified, are of no use to restore backsliders. This is to be understood of the people of Israel, the ten tribes, whom the prophet calls "the people", not my people, nor the people of the Lord, because unworthy of that character. The Septuagint render the words, "the people returned not until they were smitten", and so the Syriac version intimating, as if they did return when smitten; but the following words, and the whole context, show the contrary:

neither do they seek the Lord of hosts; by prayer and supplication, for pardoning grace and mercy through Christ the Mediator; nor in his word and ordinances, for his presence and communion with him, or instruction or doctrine from him, as the Targum; to be taught true doctrine, and their duty to God and man; this is one part of the character of an unregenerate man, Romans 3:11.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the people ... - This is a reason why his anger would not cease, and it is, at the same time, the suggestion of a new crime for which the divine judgment would rest upon them. It commences the second part of the oracle.

Turneth not - It is implied here that it was the design of the chastisement to turn them to God. In this case, as in many others, such a design had not been accomplished.

Unto him that smiteth them - To God, who had punished them.

Neither do they seek - They do not seek his protection and favor; they do not worship and honor him.

The Lord of hosts - Note, Isaiah 1:9.