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Isaiah 9:17
ESV Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men, and has no compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is godless and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.
NIV Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men, nor will he pity the fatherless and widows, for everyone is ungodly and wicked, every mouth speaks folly. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.
NASB Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men, Nor does He have compassion on their orphans or their widows; For every one of them is godless and an evildoer, And every mouth is speaking foolishness. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away, And His hand is still stretched out.
CSB Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over Israel's young men and has no compassion on its fatherless and widows, for everyone is a godless evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. In all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still raised to strike.
NLT That is why the Lord takes no pleasure in the young men and shows no mercy even to the widows and orphans. For they are all wicked hypocrites, and they all speak foolishness. But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.
KJV 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 9:17 mean?

The Lord's heart turned cold toward His people in Israel, as described by the prophet Isaiah. He speaks as if these events had already been achieved. The Lord will intentionally wipe out Israel's corrupt leadership, punishing them for leading the people away from Him (Isaiah 9:14–16). Here, it is revealed that the corruption reaches down into every level of society, not just the leadership.

God finds nothing worth celebrating in the young men of Israel is Isaiah's day. He feels no compassion for the struggling orphans and widows. None of the people of any status are godly. Everyone has been practicing evil to some degree. The Lord's judgment will fall on them all for their rejection of Him and His Word to them.

Isaiah repeats for a second time, the Lord's anger is not satisfied. It doesn't turn away. His hand remains stretched out to strike His faithless people still more.
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