Isaiah 9:13-17

Isaiah 9:13-17

[13] For the people  turneth  not unto him that smiteth  them, neither do they seek  the LORD  of hosts.  [14] Therefore the LORD  will cut off  from Israel  head  and tail,  branch  and rush,  in one  day.  [15] The ancient  and honourable,  he  is the head;  and the prophet  that teacheth  lies,  he is the tail.  [16] For the leaders  of this people  cause them to err;  and they that are led  of them are destroyed.  [17] Therefore the Lord  shall have no joy  in their young men,  neither shall have mercy  on their fatherless  and widows:  for every one is an hypocrite  and an evildoer,  and every mouth  speaketh  folly.  For all this his anger  is not turned away,  but his hand  is stretched out still. 

What does Isaiah 9:13-17 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

"As the first stage of the judgments has been followed by no true conversion to Jehovah the almighty Judges , there comes a second." [1]