Holy Scripture
Isaiah 9:14
A church father on this verse
“(Vers. 14 seqq.) And the Lord will scatter from Israel the head and the tail, the bend and the corrupt in one day. The venerable and honorable, he is the head; and the Prophet teaching falsehood, he is the tail. And there will be those who call this people blessed, deceiving, and those who are called blessed, being ca…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
14the old man, and them that respect persons, this is the head; and the prophet teaching unlawful things, he is the tail.
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In context
12But the people turned not until they were smitten, and they sought not the Lord.
13So the Lord took away from Israel the head and tail, great and small, in one day:
— Isaiah 9:14 —
15And they that pronounce this people blessed shall mislead them; and they mislead them that they may devour them.
16Therefore the Lord shall not take pleasure in their young men, neither shall he have pity on their orphans or on their widows: for they are all transgressors and wicked, and every mouth speaks unjustly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is yet exalted.