15 The head is (A)the elder and esteemed man,
And the prophet who teaches (B)falsehood is the tail.

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And these also (A)reel with wine and stagger from intoxicating drink:
(B)The priest and (C)the prophet reel with intoxicating drink,
They are confused by wine, they stagger from (D)intoxicating drink;
They reel while [a]having (E)visions,
They stagger when rendering a verdict.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:7 Lit seeing

10 For the Lord has poured over you a spirit of deep (A)sleep,
He has (B)shut your eyes—the prophets;
And He has covered your heads—the seers.

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31 The (A)prophets prophesy falsely,
And the priests rule [a]on their own authority;
And My people (B)love it this way!
But what will you do [b]when the end comes?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:31 Lit over their own hands
  2. Jeremiah 5:31 Lit at the end of it

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