16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 9:16:1 ⧉וַיְהִֽי׀וּvayehiuand they were Isaiah 9:16:2 ⧉מְאַשְּׁרֵ֥יmeashsherethose leading, guides of Isaiah 9:16:3 ⧉הָעָם־הַזֶּ֖הhaamhazethis people Isaiah 9:16:4 ⧉מַתְעִֽיםmateimleading astray Isaiah 9:16:5 ⧉וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יוumeusharaivand those led by him, his guided ones Isaiah 9:16:6 ⧉מְבֻלָּעִ֥ים׃mevullaimare swallowed up |
16. Formal Translation And the leaders of this people cause them to go astray, and those who follow them are swallowed up. |
16. Dynamic Translation The leaders of this people mislead them, and those being led are devoured by ruin. |