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13 And the people did not turn to the one who struck it,[a]
    and they did not seek Yahweh of hosts.
14 So Yahweh cut off head and tail from Israel,
    palm branch and reed in one day.
15 Elders[b] and the respectable[c] are the head,
    and prophets[d] who teach lies[e] are the tail.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 9:13 That is, the people
  2. Isaiah 9:15 Hebrew “Elder”
  3. Isaiah 9:15 Literally “one lifted up of face”
  4. Isaiah 9:15 Hebrew “prophet”
  5. Isaiah 9:15 Hebrew “lie”