¹³ The people did not turn to him who struck them
    or seek the Lord of hosts.^(A)
14 So the Lord cut off from Israel head and tail,
    palm branch and reed in one day—^(B)
15 elders and dignitaries are the head,
    and prophets who teach lies are the tail,^(C)
16 for those who led this people led them astray,
    and those who were led by them were left in confusion.^(D)
17 That is why the Lord did not have pity on^[a] their young people
    or compassion on their orphans and widows,
for everyone was godless and an evildoer,
    and every mouth spoke folly.
For all this his anger has not turned away;
    his hand is stretched out still.^(E)