Isaiah 9:13-17 But the people did not turn unto him that smote them, neither did they seek the LORD of the hosts.

EJ2000⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹³ But the people did not turn unto him that smote them, neither did they seek the LORD of the hosts. ¹⁴ Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. ¹⁵ The ancient and venerable to look upon is the head; the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail. ¹⁶ For the governors of this people are deceivers, and those who are governed by them are lost. ¹⁷ Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall he have mercy on their fatherless and widows, for every one is a hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.