folly.

Hosea 9:7, 8
The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived--let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility. . . .

prophesied.

Jeremiah 2:8
The priests did not ask, 'Where is the LORD?' The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols.

1 Kings 18:18-21, 25-28, 40
"I have not troubled Israel, " Elijah replied, "but you and your father's house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals. . . .

and.

2 Chronicles 33:9
So Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.

Isaiah 9:16
For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.