Isaiah 9:15-17

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ The elders and ·important [respected; honored] men were the head,
    and the prophets who speak lies were the tail.
¹⁶ Those who led the people led them ·in the wrong direction [astray],
    and those who followed them were ·destroyed [swallowed up; or confused].
¹⁷ So the Lord ·is not happy with [or took no pity on] the young people,
    nor will he show ·mercy [compassion; pity] to the ·orphans [fatherless] and widows.
All the people are ·separated from God [ungodly; defiled] and are very evil;
    they all speak ·lies [or foolishness; folly].