9:14 So the Lord cut off Israel’s head and tail,
both the shoots and stalk 1 in one day.
9:15 The leaders and the highly respected people 2 are the head,
the prophets who teach lies are the tail.
[9:14] 1 sn The metaphor in this line is that of a reed being cut down.
[9:15] 2 tn Heb “the elder and the one lifted up with respect to the face.” For another example of the Hebrew idiom, see 2 Kgs 5:1.
