1 And it came to pass in the days{H3117} of Ahaz{H271} the son{H1121} of Jotham{H3147}, the son{H1121} of Uzziah{H5818}, king{H4428} of Judah{H3063}, that Rezin{H7526} the king{H4428} of Syria{H758}, and Pekah{H6492} the son{H1121} of Remaliah{H7425}, king{H4428} of Israel{H3478}, went up{H5927}{(H8804)} toward Jerusalem{H3389} to war{H4421} against it, but could{H3201}{(H8804)} not prevail{H3898}{(H8736)} against it.

2 And it was told{H5046}{(H8714)} the house{H1004} of David{H1732}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Syria{H758} is confederate{H5117}{(H8804)} with Ephraim{H669}. And his heart{H3824} was moved{H5128}{(H8799)}, and the heart{H3824} of his people{H5971}, as the trees{H6086} of the wood{H3293} are moved{H5128}{(H8800)} with{H6440} the wind{H7307}.

3 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068} unto Isaiah{H3470}, Go forth{H3318}{(H8798)} now to meet{H7125}{(H8800)} Ahaz{H271}, thou, and Shearjashub{H7610} thy son{H1121}, at the end{H7097} of the conduit{H8585} of the upper{H5945} pool{H1295} in the highway{H4546} of the fuller's{H3526}{(H8801)} field{H7704};

4 And say{H559}{(H8804)} unto him, Take heed{H8104}{(H8734)}, and be quiet{H8252}{(H8685)}; fear{H3372}{(H8799)} not, neither be fainthearted{H7401}{(H8735)}{H3824} for the two{H8147} tails{H2180} of these smoking{H6226} firebrands{H181}, for the fierce{H2750} anger{H639} of Rezin{H7526} with Syria{H758}, and of the son{H1121} of Remaliah{H7425}.

5 Because Syria{H758}, Ephraim{H669}, and the son{H1121} of Remaliah{H7425}, have taken evil{H7451} counsel{H3289}{(H8804)} against thee, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

6 Let us go up{H5927}{(H8799)} against Judah{H3063}, and vex{H6973}{(H8686)} it, and let us make a breach{H1234}{(H8686)} therein for us, and set{H4427}{(H8686)} a king{H4428} in the midst{H8432} of it, even the son{H1121} of Tabeal{H2870}:

7 Thus{H3541} saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, It shall not stand{H6965}{(H8799)}, neither shall it come to pass.

8 For the head{H7218} of Syria{H758} is Damascus{H1834}, and the head{H7218} of Damascus{H1834} is Rezin{H7526}; and within threescore{H8346} and five{H2568} years{H8141} shall Ephraim{H669} be broken{H2865}{(H8735)}, that it be not a people{H5971}.

9 And the head{H7218} of Ephraim{H669} is Samaria{H8111}, and the head{H7218} of Samaria{H8111} is Remaliah's{H7425} son{H1121}. If ye will not believe{H539}{(H8686)}, surely ye shall not be established{H539}{(H8735)}.

10 Moreover the LORD{H3068} spake{H1696}{(H8763)} again{H3254}{(H8686)} unto Ahaz{H271}, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

11 Ask{H7592}{(H8798)} thee a sign{H226} of the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}; ask{H7592}{(H8800)} it either in the depth{H6009}{(H8685)}, or in the height{H1361}{(H8687)} above{H4605}.

12 But Ahaz{H271} said{H559}{(H8799)}, I will not ask{H7592}{(H8799)}, neither will I tempt{H5254}{(H8762)}{H853} the LORD{H3068}.

13 And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} ye now, O house{H1004} of David{H1732}; Is it a small thing{H4592} for you to weary{H3811}{(H8687)} men{H582}, but will ye weary{H3811}{(H8686)} my God{H430} also?

14 Therefore the Lord{H136} himself shall give{H5414}{(H8799)} you a sign{H226}; Behold, a virgin{H5959} shall conceive{H2030}, and bear{H3205}{(H8802)} a son{H1121}, and shall call{H7121}{(H8804)} his name{H8034} Immanuel{H6005}{H410}.

15 Butter{H2529} and honey{H1706} shall he eat{H398}{(H8799)}, that he may know{H3045}{(H8800)} to refuse{H3988}{(H8800)} the evil{H7451}, and choose{H977}{(H8800)} the good{H2896}.

16 For before the child{H5288} shall know{H3045}{(H8799)} to refuse{H3988}{(H8800)} the evil{H7451}, and choose{H977}{(H8800)} the good{H2896}, the land{H127} that thou abhorrest{H6973}{(H8801)} shall be{H6440} forsaken{H5800}{(H8735)} of both{H8147} her kings{H4428}.

17 The LORD{H3068} shall bring{H935}{(H8686)} upon thee, and upon thy people{H5971}, and upon thy father's{H1} house{H1004}, days{H3117} that have not come{H935}{(H8804)}, from the day{H3117} that Ephraim{H669} departed{H5493}{(H8800)} from Judah{H3063}; even the king{H4428} of Assyria{H804}.

18 And it shall come to pass in that day{H3117}, that the LORD{H3068} shall hiss{H8319}{(H8799)} for the fly{H2070} that is in the uttermost part{H7097} of the rivers{H2975} of Egypt{H4714}, and for the bee{H1682} that is in the land{H776} of Assyria{H804}.

19 And they shall come{H935}{(H8804)}, and shall rest{H5117}{(H8804)} all of them in the desolate{H1327} valleys{H5158}, and in the holes{H5357} of the rocks{H5553}, and upon all thorns{H5285}, and upon all bushes{H5097}.

20 In the same day{H3117} shall the Lord{H136} shave{H1548}{(H8762)} with a razor{H8593} that is hired{H7917}, namely, by them beyond{H5676} the river{H5104}, by the king{H4428} of Assyria{H804}, the head{H7218}, and the hair{H8181} of the feet{H7272}: and it shall also consume{H5595}{(H8799)} the beard{H2206}.

21 And it shall come to pass in that day{H3117}, that a man{H376} shall nourish{H2421}{(H8762)} a young{H1241} cow{H5697}, and two{H8147} sheep{H6629};

22 And it shall come to pass, for the abundance{H7230} of milk{H2461} that they shall give{H6213}{(H8800)} he shall eat{H398}{(H8799)} butter{H2529}: for butter{H2529} and honey{H1706} shall every one eat{H398}{(H8799)} that is left{H3498}{(H8737)} in{H7130} the land{H776}.

23 And it shall come to pass in that day{H3117}, that every place{H4725} shall be, where there were a thousand{H505} vines{H1612} at a thousand{H505} silverlings{H3701}, it shall even be for briers{H8068} and thorns{H7898}.

24 With arrows{H2671} and with bows{H7198} shall men come{H935}{(H8799)} thither; because all the land{H776} shall become briers{H8068} and thorns{H7898}.

25 And on all hills{H2022} that shall be digged{H5737}{(H8735)} with the mattock{H4576}, there shall not come thither{H935}{(H8799)} the fear{H3374} of briers{H8068} and thorns{H7898}: but it shall be for the sending forth{H4916} of oxen{H7794}, and for the treading{H4823} of lesser cattle{H7716}.