World English Bible
"For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed."
— Isaiah 9:16, World English Bible
“For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.”
“For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. ”
“The leaders of this nation were misleading people, and the people being led were destroyed.”
“And they that call this people blessed, shall cause them to err: and they that are called blessed, shall be thrown down, headlong.”
“For the guides of this people are the cause of their wandering from the right way, and those who are guided by them come to destruction.”
“For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.”
Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Armies.
Therefore Yahweh will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed, in one day.
The elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.
For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.
Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
For wickedness burns like a fire. It devours the briers and thorns; yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
Through the wrath of Yahweh of Armies, the land is burnt up; and the people are the fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother.