Isaiah 9:14-16

Expanded Bible

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 [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].