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. 2 When it was reported to the ^ahouse of David, saying, “The Arameans ^bhave taken a stand by ^cEphraim,” his heart and the hearts of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake from the wind.

3 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 road to the ²fuller’s field, 4 and say to him, ‘Take care and be ^acalm, have no ^bfear and ^cdo not be fainthearted because of these two stumps of smoldering ^dlogs, on account of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and the ^eson of Remaliah. 5 Because ^aAram, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has planned evil against you, saying, 6 “Let’s go up against Judah and ¹terrorize it, and take it for ourselves by assault and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it,” 7 this is what the Lord ¹GOD says: “^aIt shall not stand nor shall it come to pass. 8 For the head of Aram is ^aDamascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin (now within another sixty-five years Ephraim will be broken to pieces, so that it is no longer a people), 9 and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. ^aIf you will not believe, you certainly shall not ¹last.”’”

10 Then the LORD spoke again to Ahaz, saying, 11 “Ask for a ^asign for yourself from the LORD your God; ¹make it deep as Sheol or high as ²heaven.” 12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, nor will I put the LORD to the test!” 13 Then he said, “Listen now, ^ahouse of David! Is it too trivial a thing for you to ¹try the patience of men, that you will ^2btry the patience of ^cmy God as well? 14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, ^athe ¹virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and she will name Him ^2bImmanuel. 15 He will eat ^1acurds and honey ²at the time He knows enough to refuse evil and choose good. 16 ^aFor before the boy knows enough to refuse evil and choose good, ^bthe land whose two kings you dread will be abandoned.

17 The LORD will bring on you, on your people, and on your father’s house such days as have not come since the day that ^aEphraim separated from Judah—the days of the ^bking of Assyria.”

18 On that day the LORD will ^awhistle for the fly that is in the ^1bremotest part of the canals of Egypt and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 19 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 watering places.

20 On that day the Lord will ^ashave with a ^brazor, ^chired from regions beyond ^dthe Euphrates River (that is, with the king of Assyria), the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard.

21 Now on that day a person may keep alive only a ^aheifer and a pair of sheep; 22 and because of the abundance of the milk produced he will eat ¹curds, for everyone who is left within the land will eat ^2acurds and honey.

23 And it will come about on 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. 24 People will come there with bows and arrows, because all the land will be briars and thorns. 25 As for all the hills which used to be cultivated with the plow, you will not go there for fear of briars and thorns; but they will become a place for ^1apasturing oxen and for sheep to trample.

Now it happened 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. 2 When it was told to the ^ahouse of David, saying, “¹The Arameans ^bhave camped in ^cEphraim,” his heart and the hearts of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.

3 Then Yahweh 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, to the highway of the ²fuller’s field, 4 and say to him, ‘Take care and stay ^aquiet, have no ^bfear and ^cdo not be fainthearted because of these two stubs of smoldering ^dfirebrands, on account of the burning anger of Rezin and Aram and the ^eson of Remaliah. 5 Because ^aAram, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has counseled evil against you, saying, 6 “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,” 7 thus says Lord Yahweh: “^aIt shall not stand, nor shall it happen. 8 For the head of Aram is ^aDamascus and the head of Damascus is Rezin (now within another sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered, so that it is no longer a people), 9 and the head of Ephraim is Samaria and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. ^aIf you do not ¹establish your faith in Yahweh, you surely shall not ²be established.”’”

10 Then Yahweh spoke again to Ahaz, saying, 11 “Ask a ^asign for yourself from Yahweh your God; ¹make it deep as Sheol or high as ²heaven.” 12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not test Yahweh!” 13 Then he said, “¹Listen 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? 14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, ^athe ¹virgin ²will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name ^3bImmanuel. 15 He will eat ^acurds and honey ¹in order that He will know to refuse evil and choose good. 16 ^aFor before the boy will know to refuse evil and choose good, ^bthe land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken. 17 Yahweh will bring on you, on your people, and on your father’s house days which have never come since the day that ^aEphraim separated from Judah—the ^bking of Assyria!”

18 And it will be in that day, that Yahweh will ^awhistle for the fly that is in the ^1bremotest part of the rivers of Egypt and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 19 And they will all come and rest upon the steep ¹ravines, on the ^acrevices of the cliffs, ^bon all the thorn bushes, and on all the ²watering places.

20 In that day, the Lord will ^ashave with a ^brazor—one ^chired from regions beyond ^dthe ¹River (that is, the king of Assyria)—the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard.

21 And it will be in that day, that a man may keep alive a ^aheifer and a pair of sheep; 22 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.

23 And it will be in that day, ^athat every place where there used to be one thousand vines, valued at ¹one thousand shekels of silver, will become ^bbriars and thorns. 24 People will come there with bows and arrows because all the land will be briars and thorns. 25 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 ^1apasturing oxen and for sheep to trample.