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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”

13 But the people have not returned(A) to him who struck(B) them,
    nor have they sought(C) the Lord Almighty.
14 So the Lord will cut off from Israel both head and tail,
    both palm branch and reed(D) in a single day;(E)
15 the elders(F) and dignitaries(G) are the head,
    the prophets(H) who teach lies(I) are the tail.

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