¹⁴ So the Lord cuts off ^(A)head and tail from Israel,
Both palm branch and bulrush ^(B)in a single day.
¹⁵ The head is ^(C)the elder and honorable man,
And the prophet who teaches ^(D)falsehood is the tail.
^16 (E)For those who guide this people are leading them astray;
And those who are guided by them are ^[a]brought to confusion.
¹⁷ Therefore the Lord does ^(F)not take pleasure in their young men,
^(G)Nor does He have pity on their ^[b]orphans or their widows;
For every one of them is ^(H)godless and an ^(I)evildoer,
And every ^(J)mouth is speaking foolishness.
^(K)In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.