| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but could not yet mount an attack against it. | 1Now it came about in the days of Ahaz, the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but could not conquer it. |
| 2When the house of David was told, “Syria is in league with Ephraim,” the heart of Ahaz and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind. | 2When it was reported to the house of David, saying, "The Arameans have camped in Ephraim," his heart and the hearts of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake with the wind. |
| 3And the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-jashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Washer’s Field. | 3Then the LORD said to Isaiah, "Go out now to meet Ahaz, you and your son Shear-jashub, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway to the fuller's field, |
| 4And say to him, ‘Be careful, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands, at the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria and the son of Remaliah. | 4and say to him, 'Take care and be calm, have no fear and do not be fainthearted because of these two stubs of smoldering firebrands, on account of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and the son of Remaliah. |
| 5Because Syria, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has devised evil against you, saying, | 5Because Aram, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has planned evil against you, saying, |
| 6“Let us go up against Judah and terrify it, and let us conquer it for ourselves, and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it,” | 6"Let us go up against Judah and terrorize it, and make for ourselves a breach in its walls and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it," |
| 7thus says the Lord GOD: “‘It shall not stand, and it shall not come to pass. | 7thus says the Lord GOD: "It shall not stand nor shall it come to pass. |
| 8For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. And within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered from being a people. | 8"For the head of Aram is Damascus and the head of Damascus is Rezin (now within another 65 years Ephraim will be shattered, so that it is no longer a people), |
| 9And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all.’” | 9and the head of Ephraim is Samaria and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you will not believe, you surely shall not last."'" |
| 10Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz: | 10Then the LORD spoke again to Ahaz, saying, |
| 11“Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” | 11"Ask a sign for yourself from the LORD your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven." |
| 12But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the LORD to the test.” | 12But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, nor will I test the LORD!" |
| 13And he said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? | 13Then he said, "Listen now, O house of David! Is it too slight a thing for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God as well? |
| 14Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. | 14"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. |
| 15He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. | 15"He will eat curds and honey at the time He knows enough to refuse evil and choose good. |
| 16For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted. | 16"For before the boy will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken. |
| 17The LORD will bring upon you and upon your people and upon your father’s house such days as have not come since the day that Ephraim departed from Judah—the king of Assyria!” | 17"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 Ephraim separated from Judah, the king of Assyria." |
| 18In that day the LORD will whistle for the fly that is at the end of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. | 18In that day the LORD will whistle for the fly that is in the remotest part of the rivers of Egypt and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. |
| 19And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines, and in the clefts of the rocks, and on all the thornbushes, and on all the pastures. | 19They will all come and settle on the steep ravines, on the ledges of the cliffs, on all the thorn bushes and on all the watering places. |
| 20In that day the Lord will shave with a razor that is hired beyond the River—with the king of Assyria—the head and the hair of the feet, and it will sweep away the beard also. | 20In that day the Lord will shave with a razor, hired from regions beyond the Euphrates (that is, with the king of Assyria), the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard. |
| 21In that day a man will keep alive a young cow and two sheep, | 21Now in that day a man may keep alive a heifer and a pair of sheep; |
| 22and because of the abundance of milk that they give, he will eat curds, for everyone who is left in the land will eat curds and honey. | 22and because of the abundance of the milk produced he will eat curds, for everyone that is left within the land will eat curds and honey. |
| 23In that day every place where there used to be a thousand vines, worth a thousand shekels of silver, will become briers and thorns. | 23And it will come about in that day, that every place where there used to be a thousand vines, valued at a thousand shekels of silver, will become briars and thorns. |
| 24With bow and arrows a man will come there, for all the land will be briers and thorns. | 24People will come there with bows and arrows because all the land will be briars and thorns. |
| 25And as for all the hills that used to be hoed with a hoe, you will not come there for fear of briers and thorns, but they will become a place where cattle are let loose and where sheep tread. | 25As 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 pasturing oxen and for sheep to trample. |
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