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Isaiah 9:16

Guidance and decisions

14 So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.

15 The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.

For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.

17 Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

18 For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets which roll upward in billows of smoke.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
KJV
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
WEB
For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.
ASV
For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
DARBY
For the guides of this people mislead [them]; and they that are guided by them are swallowed up.
BLB
The guides for this people mislead them, and those they mislead are being swallowed up.
ÅB
Og dette folks førere er forførere, og de av folket som lar seg føre, er fortapt.
OTB
For de som leder dette folket, får dem til å fare vill, og de som blir ledet av dem, er forvirret.
B1930
Og dette folks førere er forførere, og de av folket som lar sig føre, er fortapt.

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