¹⁴ Therefore, He will take them to task.
    In a single day He’ll cut off from Israel the head and the tail;
He’ll cut down the noble palm and lowly reed.
¹⁵ The head are those charged with leadership—political and religious—
    who used their power in the worst possible ways;
And the tail are the prophets who slur their lies.
¹⁶ These misguided leaders have misled this people;
    and those who follow have become swallowed up in their deceit.