Isaiah 3:12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 Youths oppress My people,(A)
and women rule over them.
My people, your leaders mislead you;
they confuse the direction of your paths.(B)
Isaiah 9:15-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 The head is the elder, the honored one;(A)
the tail is the prophet, the lying teacher.(B)
16 The leaders of the people mislead them,
and those they mislead are swallowed up.[a]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 9:16 Or are confused
Jeremiah 14:14-15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
14 But the Lord said to me, “These prophets are prophesying a lie in My name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, worthless divination, the deceit(A) of their own minds.
15 “Therefore, this is what the Lord says concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, though I did not send them, and who say, ‘There will never be sword or famine in this land.’ By sword and famine these prophets will meet their end.
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