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The head of Ephraim is Samaria. And the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you will not believe, for sure you will not last."'"

"Ask for something special to see from the Lord your God. Ask for it to be as deep as the place of the dead or as high as heaven."

Then Isaiah said, "Listen now, O people of David! Is it too small a thing for you to test men, that you will test my God as well?

For before the boy knows to turn away from what is bad and choose good, the land whose two kings you are afraid of will be left empty."

In that day the Lord will call for flies that are in the farthest part of the rivers of Egypt, and for bees that are in the land of Assyria.

And because they give much milk, he will have all he can use. For everyone who is left in the land will have milk and honey to eat.

As for all the hills which used to be cared for as a garden, you will not go there for fear of thistles and thorns. They will become a place where cattle feed and where sheep will run.

Then I went to the woman who spoke for God, and she was able to have a child, and gave birth to a son. Then the Lord said to me, "Name him Maher-shalal-hashbaz.

For before the boy knows how to cry out ‘My father' or ‘My mother,' the riches of Damascus and everything of any worth in Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria."

Make a plan, but it will come to nothing. Give your plan, but it will not be done. For God is with us."

For the Lord said this to me with great power, and told me not to walk in the way of these people. He said,

Then He will become a holy place. But He will be a stone of trouble and a rock to fall over for both houses of Israel. He will be a net and a trap for the people of Jerusalem.

I will wait for the Lord Who is hiding His face from the family of Jacob. I trust Him and hope in Him.

When they say to you, "Ask those who speak in secret with the spirits of the dead and who use their secret ways," should not a people ask their God? Should they speak to the dead for the living?

But there will be no more heavy hearts for those who were suffering. In the past God allowed the lands of Zebulun and Naphtali to be put to shame. In the future He will honor Galilee where those who are not Jews live and where the road to the sea is. It is on the other side of the Jordan.

For You will break the heavy load from their neck and shoulders. You will break the power of those who made it hard for them, as at the battle of Midian.

For every shoe of the soldiers in the battle, and every coat rolled in blood, will be burned in the fire.

For to us a Child will be born. To us a Son will be given. And the rule of the nations will be on His shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Teacher, Powerful God, Father Who Lives Forever, Prince of Peace.

For those who lead these people are leading them from the right way, and those who are led by them are going the wrong way.

For sin burns like a fire. It burns thistles and thorns. It sets the woods on fire, and they go up in smoke.