1Anditcametopassinthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAhazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJothamיוֹתָ֨םyo.TamH3147,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, [that]Rezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyria,andPekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֤הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,cameuptoJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389tomakewarH4421againstit,buttheywereH1961notableיָכֹ֖לya.KholH3201tofightH3898againstit. 2AnditwastoldH5046thehouseלְבֵ֤יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,SyriaisalliedwithEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669.Thenhisheartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824andtheheartוּלְבַ֣בu.le.VavH3824ofhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971shookH5128,asthetreesH6086oftheforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293areshakenH5128withthewindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307. 3AndJehovahsaidH559toIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּ֒ye.sha'.ya.HuH3470,Goצֵא־tze'-H3318outnowtomeetAhazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271, thouandthysonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121Shear-jashub,attheendקְצֵ֗הke.TzehH7097oftheaqueductoftheupperהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295,onthehighwayמְסִלַּ֖תme.si.LatH4546ofthefuller'sfieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704; 4andthou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untohim,Takeהִשָּׁמֵ֨רhi.sha.MerH8104heedH8104andbequietH8252;fearH3372not,andletnotthyheartוּלְבָבְךָ֙u.le.va.ve.KhaH3824faintbeforethesetwoמִשְּׁנֵ֨יmi.she.NeiH8147endsofsmokingהָעֲשֵׁנִ֖יםha.'a.she.NimH6226firebrands,becauseofthefierceangerאַ֛ף'afH639ofRezinרְצִ֥יןre.TzinH7526andSyria,andofthesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425. 5InasmuchasSyriahath takenevilH7451counselH3289againstthee,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֥יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669[also]andthesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֖הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 6Letusgoנַעֲלֶ֤הna.'a.LehH5927upagainstJudahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063,andharassit,andmakeabreachthereinforus,andsetupakingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428therein —thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTabeal; 7thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Itshallnotstandתָק֖וּםta.KumH6965,norcometopass; 8fortheheadרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofSyriaisDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,andtheheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834isRezinרְצִ֑יןre.TzinH7526;andwithin sixty-fiveyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141shallEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669bebroken,soastobeno [morea]peopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971; 9andtheheadוְרֹ֤אשׁve.RoshH7218ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669isSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,andtheheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111isRemaliah'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121.Ifyebelieveתַאֲמִ֔ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539not,surelyyeshallnotbeestablishedתֵאָמֵֽנוּ׃ סte.'a.Me.nuH539. 10AndJehovahspokeדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696againtoAhazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 11Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592fortheeasignא֔וֹת'otH226fromJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;askH7592foritinthedeepהַעְמֵ֣קha'.MekH6009,orintheheightabove. 12AndAhazאָחָ֑ז'a.ChazH271saidH559,Iwillnotaskאֶשְׁאַ֥ל'esh.'AlH7592,andwillnottemptJehovah. 14Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651willtheLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136himselfgiveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414youasignא֑וֹת'otH226:Behold,thevirginshallconceiveandshallbringforthH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,andcallוְקָרָ֥אתve.ka.RatH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Immanuel. 15Butterandhoneyוּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.VashH1706shallheeatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398,thathemayknowלְדַעְתּ֛וֹle.da'.ToH3045torefusetheevilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451,andtochooseוּבָח֥וֹרu.va.ChorH977thegoodבַּטּֽוֹב׃ba.TovH2896. 16Forbeforethechildknowethtorefusetheevilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451andtochooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977thegoodבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896,thelandהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127whosetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147kingsמְלָכֶֽיהָ׃me.la.Khei.haH4428thou fearestshallbeforsaken. 17Jehovahwillbringיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935uponthee,anduponthypeopleעַמְּךָ֮'a.me.KhaH5971,anduponthy father'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117whichhavenotcomeבָ֔אוּVa.'uH935sincethedayלְמִיּ֥וֹםle.mi.YomH3117whenEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669turnedH5493awayH5493fromJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063— [even]thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ'a.ShurH804. 18Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatJehovahwillhissH8319fortheflywhichisattheextremityofthestreamsofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andforthebeeH1682whichisinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804; 19andtheyshallcomeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935andsettlealloftheminthedesolatevalleys,andintheholesoftherocksהַסְּלָעִ֑יםha.se.la.'ImH5553,andonallthorn-bushes,andonallthepastures. 20Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117willtheLordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136,witharazorבְּתַ֨עַרbe.Ta.'arH8593whichishiredbeyondtheriverנָהָר֙na.HarH5104,withthekingבְּמֶ֣לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,shaveיְגַלַּ֣חye.ga.LachH1548theheadהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218andthehairוְשַׂ֣עַרve.Sa.'arH8181ofthefeetH7272, yea,thebeardהַזָּקָ֖ןha.za.KanH2206alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571willittakeawayתִּסְפֶּֽה׃ סtis.PehH5595. 21Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, [that]amanH376shallnourishayoungcowandtwoוּשְׁתֵּי־u.she.tei-H8147sheepצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629, 22anditshallcometopass,fromtheabundanceמֵרֹ֛בme.RoH7230ofmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461theyshallgive, [that]heshalleatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398butter;foreveryonethatremainethinthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shalleatיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398butterandhoneyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706. 23Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, [that]everyplaceמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725,whereאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834therewereathousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505vinesגֶּ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612atathousandבְּאֶ֣לֶףbe.'E.lefH505silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701pieces,shallbecomeH1961briarsandthorns: 24witharrowsH2678andwiththebowוּבַקֶּ֖שֶׁתu.va.Ke.shetH7198shalltheycomeH935thither,forthewholelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shallbecomeH1961briarsandthorns. 25AndallmountainsH2022thathavebeenH1961dugupwiththehoe— thitherwilltheynotcomeH935,fromfearיִרְאַ֖תyir.'AtH3374ofbriarsandthorns;andtheyshallbeH1961forthesendingH4916forthofoxen,andforthetreadingofsmallcattle. 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