Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
head and tail—proverbial for the highest and lowest (Deuteronomy 28:13, Deuteronomy 28:44).
branch and rush—another image for the same thought (Isaiah 19:15). The branch is elevated on the top of the tree: the rush is coarse and low.
Second strophe.
turneth not—the design of God's chastisements; not fulfilled in their case; a new cause for punishment (Jeremiah 2:20; Jeremiah 5:3).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 9:14:
Deuteronomy 28:13-14
Isaiah 1:6
Isaiah 19:15
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