Isaiah 9:13-16 NIV

[13] But the people have not returned to him who struck them, nor have they sought the LORD Almighty. [14] So the LORD will cut off from Israel both head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day; [15] the elders and dignitaries are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail. [16] Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided are led astray.