Now it came about in the days
of aAhaz
, the son
of Jotham
, the son
of Uzziah
, king
of Judah
, that bRezin
the king
of Aram
and cPekah
the son
of Remaliah
, king
of Israel
, went
up to Jerusalem
to wage war
against
it, but dcould
not 1conquer
it.
When it was reported to the ahouse
of David
, saying
, "The Arameans
1 bhave camped
in cEphraim
," his heart
and the hearts
of his people
shook
as the trees
of the forest
shake
2with the wind
.
Then the LORD said
to Isaiah
, "Go
out now
to meet
Ahaz
, you and your son
1Shear-jashub
, at the end
of the aconduit
of the upper
pool
, on the highway
to the 2fuller's
field
,
and say to him, `Take
care
and be acalm
, have
no
bfear
and cdo not be fainthearted
because
of these
two
stubs
of smoldering
dfirebrands
, on account of the fierce
anger
of Rezin
and Aram
and the eson
of Remaliah
.
`Because aAram
, with Ephraim
and the son
of Remaliah
, has planned
evil
against
you, saying
,
"Let us go up against Judah
and 1terrorize
it, and make
for ourselves a breach
in 2its walls and set
up the son
of Tabeel
as king
in the midst
of it,"
thus says
the Lord
1GOD
: " aIt shall not stand
nor
shall it come
to pass
.
"For the head of Aram
is aDamascus
and the head
of Damascus
is Rezin
(now within another
65
years
Ephraim
will be shattered
, so that it is no
longer a people
),
and the head of Ephraim
is Samaria
and the head
of Samaria
is the son
of Remaliah
. aIf
you will not believe
, you surely
shall not 1last
.""'
Then the LORD spoke
again
to Ahaz
, saying
,
"Ask a asign
for yourself from the LORD
your God
; 1make
it deep
as Sheol
or
high
as 2heaven
."
But Ahaz said
, "I will not ask
, nor
will I test
the LORD
!"
Then he said, "Listen
now
, O ahouse
of David
! Is it too
slight
a thing
for you to try
the patience
of men
, that you will btry
the patience
of cmy God
as well
?
"Therefore the Lord
Himself
will give
you a sign
: Behold
, aa 1virgin
will be with child
and bear
a son
, and she will call
His name
2 bImmanuel
.
"He will eat acurds
and honey
1at the time He knows
enough to refuse
evil
and choose
good
.
" aFor before the boy
will know
enough to refuse
evil
and choose
good
, bthe land
whose
two
kings
you dread
will be forsaken
.
"The LORD will bring
on you, on your people
, and on your father's
house
such
days
as have never
come
since
the day
that aEphraim
separated
from Judah
, the bking
of Assyria
."
In that day the LORD
will awhistle
for the fly
that is in the 1 bremotest
part
of the rivers
of Egypt
and for the bee
that is in the land
of Assyria
.
They will all come
and settle
on the steep
1ravines
, on the aledges
of the cliffs
, bon all
the thorn
bushes
and on all
the 2watering
places
.
In that day the Lord
will ashave
with a brazor
, chired
from regions
beyond
dthe 1Euphrates
(that is, with the king
of Assyria
), the head
and the hair
of the legs
; and it will also
remove
the beard
.
Now in that day a man
may keep
alive
a aheifer
and a pair
of sheep
;
and because of the abundance
of the milk
produced
he will eat
curds
, for everyone
that is left
within
the land
will eat
acurds
and honey
.
And it will come about in that day
, athat every
place
where
there used to be a thousand
vines
, valued at a thousand
shekels of silver
, will become
bbriars
and thorns
.
People will come there
with bows
and arrows
because
all
the land
will be briars
and thorns
.
As for all the hills
which
used to be cultivated
with the hoe
, you will not go
there
for fear
of briars
and thorns
; but they will become
a place
for 1 apasturing
oxen
and for sheep
to trample
.