Isaiah 9:13-15

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹³ The people did not turn to him who struck them,
    or seek the Lord of hosts.
¹⁴ So the Lord cut off from Israel head and tail,
    palm branch and reed in one day—
¹⁵ elders and dignitaries are the head,
    and prophets who teach lies are the tail;