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¹ But there shall be no gloom to her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zevulun and the land of Naftali; but in the latter time has he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Yarden, Galil of the nations. ² The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light: those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them has the light shined. ³ You have multiplied the nation, you have increased their joy: they joy before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. ⁴ For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midyan. ⁵ For all the armor of the armed man in the tumult, and the garments rolled in blood, shall be for burning, for fuel of fire. ⁶ For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be on his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Shalom. ⁷ Of the increase of his government and of shalom there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will perform this.

⁸ The Lord sent a word into Ya`akov, and it has lighted on Yisra'el. ⁹ All the people shall know, [even] Efrayim and the inhabitant of Shomron, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart, ¹⁰ The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stone; the sycamores are cut down, but we will put cedars in their place. ¹¹ Therefore the LORD will set up on high against him the adversaries of Retzin, and will stir up his enemies, ¹² the Aram before, and the Pelishtim behind; and they shall devour Yisra'el with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. ¹³ Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought the LORD of Hosts. ¹⁴ Therefore the LORD will cut off from Yisra'el head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day. ¹⁵ The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail. ¹⁶ For those who lead this people cause them to err; and those who are led of them are destroyed. ¹⁷ Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. ¹⁸ For wickedness burns as the fire; it devours the briers and thorns; yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke. ¹⁹ Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land burnt up; and the people are as the fuel of fire: no man spares his brother. ²⁰ One shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm: ²¹ Menashsheh, Efrayim; and Efrayim, Menashsheh; and they together shall be against Yehudah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.