NSB(i)
14 So Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed (rush) in one day.
15 Elders and dignitaries are the head, and prophets who teach lies are the tail.
16 Those who led this people led them astray. And those who were led by them were left in confusion.
17 That is why Jehovah did not rejoice in their young people, nor show compassion to their orphans and widows. Everyone was godless and an evildoer, and every mouth spoke wickedness (foolishness) (vileness). In all this his anger has not turned away. His hand is stretched out still (ready to apply his power).