Isaiah 9:14-16

New International Reader's Version

¹⁴ So he will cut off from Israel heads and tails alike.
    In a single day he will cut off palm branches and tall grass alike.
The palm branches are the people who rule over others.
    The tall grass is the people who bow down to them.
¹⁵ The elders and important leaders are the heads.
    The prophets who teach lies are the tails.
¹⁶ Those who guide the people of Israel are leading them down the wrong path.
    So those who follow them aren’t on the right road.