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# head and tail
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Isaiah explains this metaphor in verse 15. The "head," the part of an animal a person would want to be, is "the leader and the noble man," and the "tail," the dirty part of the animal, is "the prophet who teaches lies."
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# palm branch and reed
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The "palm branch" grows high on the tree and is a metaphor for people who are important and rule others. The "reed" grows in shallow water and stands for people who are poor and unimportant and are ruled by others.
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