Albert Barnes Commentary Isaiah 9:15

"The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail." — Isaiah 9:15 (ASV)

The ancient — The elder; the old man.

And honorable — Hebrew, ‘The man of elevated countenance.’ The man of rank and office.

The prophet that teacheth lies — The false prophet. Of those there were many; and probably at this time many in Samaria.