Isaiah 9:14-16

New Century Version

¹⁴ So the Lord cut off Israel’s head and tail,
    taking away both the branch and stalk in one day.
¹⁵ The elders and important 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,
    and those who followed them were destroyed.