the leaders, etc.

Isaiah 3:12
Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.

Matthew 15:14
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit."

Matthew 23:16
Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'

led of them.

Numbers 6:23-26
"Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: . . .

1 Kings 8:55, 56
And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying: . . .

2 Chronicles 30:27
Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.

Hebrews 7:7
And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.

destroyed.