13 The people did not turn to him who struck them;

they did not seek the Lord of Armies.

14 So the Lord cut off Israel’s head and tail,n

palm branch and reed in a single day.

15 The head is the elder, the honored one;o

the tail is the prophet, the one teaching lies.p

16 The leaders of the people mislead them,

and those they mislead are swallowed up.A