Isaiah 9:15-17

Contemporary English Version

¹⁵Their rulers and leaders were the head, and the lying prophets were the tail. ¹⁶They had led the nation down the wrong path, and the people were confused. ¹⁷The Lord was angry with his people and kept punishing them, because they had turned against him.^[a] They were evil and spoke foolishly. That's why he did not have pity on their young people or on their widows and orphans.

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9.17 and kept … against him: Or “but even though they had turned against him, he still had not given up on them.”

Isaiah 9:15-17

New International Version

¹⁵the elders^(A) and dignitaries^(B) are the head,
    the prophets^(C) who teach lies^(D) are the tail.
¹⁶Those who guide^(E) this people mislead them,
    and those who are guided are led astray.^(F)
¹⁷Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men,^(G)
    nor will he pity^(H) the fatherless and widows,
for everyone is ungodly^(I) and wicked,^(J)
    every mouth speaks folly.^(K)