Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 9:8-21

8The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel.9All the people will know it— Ephraim1 and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say:10“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”

11The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against himand joined his enemies together.12Aram2 from the east and Philistia from the westhave devoured Israel with open mouths.

Despite all this, His anger is not turned away;His hand is still upraised.

13But the people did not return to Him who struck them;they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.14So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail,both palm branch and reed in a single day.15The head is the elder and honorable man,and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.16For those who guide this people mislead them,and those they mislead are swallowed up.

17Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men;He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows.For every one of them is godless and wicked,and every mouth speaks folly.

Despite all this, His anger is not turned away;His hand is still upraised.

18For wickedness burns like a firethat consumes the thorns and briersand kindles the forest thickets,which roll upward in billows of smoke.19By the wrath of the LORD of Hoststhe land is scorched,and the people are fuel for the fire.No man even spares his brother.

20They carve out what is on the right,but they are still hungry;they eat what is on the left,but they are still not satisfied.Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.321Manasseh devours Ephraim,and Ephraim Manasseh;together they turn against Judah.

Despite all this, His anger is not turned away;His hand is still upraised.

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Notes

1. Isaiah 9:9 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel ↩
2. Isaiah 9:12 That is, Syria ↩
3. Isaiah 9:20 Literally of his own arm ↩

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