Isaiah 9:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For those who guideמְאַשְּׁרֵ֥י
(me·'a·she·rei)
833: to go straight, go on, advanceof prim. root
thisהַזֶּ֖ה
(haz·zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
peopleהָֽעָם־
(ha·'am-)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
are leading [them] astray;מַתְעִ֑ים
(mat·'im;)
8582: to erra prim. root
And those who are guidedוּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יו
(u·me·'u·sha·rav)
833: to go straight, go on, advanceof prim. root
by them are brought to confusion.מְבֻלָּעִֽים׃
(me·vul·la·'im.)
1104: to swallow down, swallow up, engulfa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For the leaders
'ashar  (aw-shar')
to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper
of this people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
cause them to err
ta`ah  (taw-aw')
to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray; also causative of both
and they that are led
'ashar  (aw-shar')
to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper
of them are destroyed
bala`  (baw-lah')
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy -- cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For those who guide this people are leading them astray; And those who are guided by them are brought to confusion.

King James Bible
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The leaders of the people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.

International Standard Version
For those who guide this people have been leading them astray, and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.

NET Bible
The leaders of this nation were misleading people, and the people being led were destroyed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Those who guide these people lead them astray. Those who are guided by them will be destroyed.

King James 2000 Bible
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led by them are destroyed.
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