Isaiah 9:16
For those who guide this people mislead them,
What it says
Those who lead the people mislead them, and those led are swallowed up.
What it is doing
This verse condemns corrupt guidance and its destructive effect.
In context
13But the people did not return to Him who struck them; 14So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, 15The head is the elder and honorable man, 16For those who guide this people mislead them, 17Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men;