Isaiah 9:13-17

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹³ But the people have not returned to the one who struck them,
nor have they sought the Lord of Armies.
¹⁴ Therefore, in one day the Lord will cut off from Israel
head and tail, palm branch and reed.
¹⁵ The elder and the honored man are the head,
and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.
¹⁶ It is the leaders of this people who lead them astray,
and those who are led by them are destroyed.
¹⁷ Therefore, the Lord will not rejoice over their young men,
nor will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows,
because everyone is godless and an evildoer,
and every mouth speaks foolishness.

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
and his hand is still stretched out, ready to strike.