1But there will be no more agloom
for her who
was in anguish
; in earlier
times
He btreated
the cland
of Zebulun
and the land
of Naphtali
with contempt
, but later
on He shall make
it glorious
, by the way
of the sea
, on the other
side
of Jordan
, Galilee
of the 2Gentiles
.
1 aThe people who walk
in darkness
Will see
a great
light
; Those who live
in a dark
land
, The light
will shine
on them.
aYou shall multiply the nation
, You bshall 1increase
2their gladness
; They will be glad
in Your presence
As with the gladness
3of harvest
, As 4 cmen rejoice
when they divide
the spoil
.
For aYou shall break the yoke
of their burden
and the staff
on their shoulders
, The rod
of their boppressor
, as 1at the battle
of cMidian
.
For every boot
of the booted
warrior
in the battle tumult
, And cloak
rolled
in blood
, will be for burning
, fuel
for the fire
.
For a achild will be born
to us, a bson
will be given
to us; And the cgovernment
will 1rest
don His shoulders
; And His name
will be called
eWonderful
Counselor
, fMighty
God
, Eternal
gFather
, Prince
of hPeace
.
There will be ano
end
to the increase
of His government
or of peace
, On the bthrone
of David
and over
his kingdom
, To establish
it and to uphold
it with cjustice
and righteousness
From then
on and forevermore
. dThe zeal
of the LORD
of hosts
will accomplish
this
.
The Lord sends
a 1message
against Jacob
, And it falls
on Israel
.
And all the people
know
it, That is, aEphraim
and the inhabitants
of Samaria
, Asserting
in pride
and in barrogance
of heart
:
"The bricks have fallen
down
, But we will arebuild
with smooth
stones
; The sycamores
have been cut
down
, But we will replace
them with cedars
."
Therefore the LORD raises
against
them adversaries
from aRezin
And spurs
their enemies
on,
The Arameans on the east
and the aPhilistines
on the west
; And they bdevour
Israel
with 1gaping
jaws
. cIn spite of all
this
, His anger
does not turn
away
And His hand
is still
stretched
out.
Yet the people ado not turn
back
to Him who struck
them, Nor
do they bseek
the LORD
of hosts
.
So the LORD cuts
off
ahead
and tail
from Israel
, Both palm
branch
and bulrush
bin a single
day
.
The head is athe elder
and honorable
man, And the prophet
who teaches
bfalsehood
is the tail
.
aFor those who guide this
people
are leading
them astray
; And those who are guided
by them are 1brought
to confusion
.
Therefore the Lord
does anot take
pleasure
in their young
men
, bNor
does He have
pity
on their 1orphans
or their widows
; For every
one
of them is cgodless
and an devildoer
, And every
emouth
is speaking
foolishness
. fIn spite of all
this
, His anger
does not turn
away
And His hand
is still
stretched
out.
aFor wickedness burns
like a fire
; It consumes
briars
and thorns
; It even sets
the thickets
of the forest
aflame
And they roll
upward
in a column
of smoke
.
By the afury of the LORD
of hosts
the bland
is burned
up, And the cpeople
are like fuel
for the fire
; No
dman
spares
his brother
.
1They slice off
what is on the right
hand
but still are ahungry
, And 2they eat
what is on the left
hand
but they are not satisfied
; Each
of them eats
the bflesh
of his own arm
.
Manasseh devours Ephraim
, and Ephraim
Manasseh
, aAnd together
they are against
Judah
. bIn spite of all
this
, His anger
does not turn
away
And His hand
is still
stretched
out.