Isaiah 9:15-17

New King James Version

¹⁵The elder and honorable, he is the head;
The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
¹⁶For ^(A)the leaders of this people cause them to err,
And those who are led by them are destroyed.
¹⁷Therefore the Lord ^(B)will have no joy in their young men,
Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows;
For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer,
And every mouth speaks ^[a]folly.

^(C)For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.

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Isaiah 9:17 foolishness

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)