14 So the Lord cuts off (A)head and tail from Israel,
Both palm branch and bulrush (B)in a single day.
15 The head is (C)the elder and esteemed man,
And the prophet who teaches (D)falsehood is the tail.
16 (E)For those who guide this people are leading them astray;
And those who are guided by them are [a]confused.

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  1. Isaiah 9:16 Or swallowed up

14 So the Lord will cut off from Israel both head and tail,
    both palm branch and reed(A) in a single day;(B)
15 the elders(C) and dignitaries(D) are the head,
    the prophets(E) who teach lies(F) are the tail.
16 Those who guide(G) this people mislead them,
    and those who are guided are led astray.(H)

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24 Then the captain of the guard took (A)Seraiah the chief priest and (B)Zephaniah the second priest, with the three [a](C)officers of the temple. 25 He also took from the city one official who was overseer of the warriors, seven [b]of the (D)king’s advisers who were found in the city, the scribe of the commander of the army who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men from the people of the land who were found inside the city. 26 Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguards took them and (E)brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 27 Then the king of Babylon (F)struck them and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was (G)led into exile from its land.

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  1. Jeremiah 52:24 Lit keepers of the door
  2. Jeremiah 52:25 Lit men of those seeing the king’s face

24 The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah(A) the chief priest, Zephaniah(B) the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.(C) 25 Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary(D) who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land, sixty of whom were found in the city. 26 Nebuzaradan(E) the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 27 There at Riblah,(F) in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed.

So Judah went into captivity, away(G) from her land.

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