Render: And ( so) Jehovah cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day. head and tail i.e. leader and follower, a proverbial expression, like the next phrase.

15 is almost universally regarded as an erroneous explanation of Isaiah 9:14 and therefore a gloss; but this is not quite certain. False prophets were frequently guilty of following where they pretended to lead (1 Kings 22:6; Ezekiel 13:10) and might be very appropriately described as the "tail." The verse may be objected to on account of its somewhat prosaic character, but the strophe is not complete without it.

The ancient and honourable see on Isaiah 3:2-3.

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