Isaiah 9:16-18
New Century Version
16 Those who led the people led them in the wrong direction,
and those who followed them were destroyed.
17 So the Lord is not happy with the young people,
nor will he show mercy to the orphans and widows.
All the people are separated from God and are very evil;
they all speak lies.
But the Lord is still angry;
his hand is still raised to strike down the people.
18 Evil is like a small fire.
First, it burns weeds and thorns.
Next, it burns the larger bushes in the forest,
and they all go up in a column of smoke.
Isaiah 9:16-18
New International Version
16 Those who guide(A) this people mislead them,
and those who are guided are led astray.(B)
17 Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men,(C)
nor will he pity(D) the fatherless and widows,
for everyone is ungodly(E) and wicked,(F)
every mouth speaks folly.(G)
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.(H)
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