Isaiah 9:13-17

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹³ Yet the people ^(A)do not turn back to Him who struck them,
Nor do they ^(B)seek the Lord of hosts.
¹⁴ So the Lord cuts off ^(C)head and tail from Israel,
Both palm branch and bulrush ^(D)in a single day.
¹⁵ The head is ^(E)the elder and honorable man,
And the prophet who teaches ^(F)falsehood is the tail.
^16 (G)For those who guide this people are leading them astray;
And those who are guided by them are ^[a]brought to confusion.
¹⁷ Therefore the Lord does ^(H)not take pleasure in their young men,
^(I)Nor does He have pity on their ^[b]orphans or their widows;
For every one of them is ^(J)godless and an ^(K)evildoer,
And every ^(L)mouth is speaking foolishness.
^(M)In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.