Isaiah 9:15

9:15 The leaders and the highly respected people ¹  are the head,

the prophets who teach lies are the tail.

Isaiah 7:20

7:20 At that time ²  the sovereign master will use a razor hired from the banks of the Euphrates River, ³  the king of Assyria, to shave the head and the pubic hair; ⁴  it will also shave off the beard.

¹ tn Heb “the elder and the one lifted up with respect to the face.” For another example of the Hebrew idiom, see 2 Kgs 5:1.

² tn Heb “in that day” (so ASV, NASB); KJV “In the same day.”

³ tn Heb “the river” (so KJV); NASB “the Euphrates.” The name of the river has been supplied in the present translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “the hair of the feet.” The translation assumes that the word “feet” is used here as a euphemism for the genitals. See BDB 920 s.v. רֶגֶל.