Isaiah 9:13-16 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13. The people did not turn to Him who struck them;they did not seek the Lord of Hosts.

14. So the Lord cut off Israel’s head and tail, palm branch and reed in a single day.

15. The head is the elder, the honored one; the tail is the prophet, the lying teacher.

16. The leaders of the people mislead them,and those they mislead are swallowed up.

Isaiah 9