71 Now 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 e it. 2 When 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 . 3 Then 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 , 4 and say to him, 'Take care and be calm , have no fear and do not be fainthearted e because of these two stubs of smoldering firebrands , on account of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and the son of Remaliah . 5 'Because e Aram , with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah , has planned evil against you, saying , 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," 7 thus says the Lord GOD : " It shall not stand nor shall it come to pass . 8 "For the head of Aram is Damascus and the head of Damascus is Rezin (now within another 65 e 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 . If you will not believe , you surely shall not last .""'
10 Then the Lord spoke again to Ahaz , saying , 11 "Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God ; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven ." 12 But Ahaz said , "I will not ask , nor will I test the Lord !" 13 Then 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 ? 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 . 15 "He will eat curds and honey at the time He knows enough to refuse evil and choose good . 16 " For before the boy will know enough to refuse evil and choose good , the land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken .
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 ." 18 In 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 . 19 They 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 . 20 In 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 . 21 Now in that day a man may keep alive a heifer 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 curds and honey . 23 And it will come about in that day , that every place where e there used to be a thousand vines , valued at a thousand shekels of silver , will become briars 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 pasturing oxen and for sheep to trample .
31 For behold , the Lord GOD of hosts is going to remove from Jerusalem and Judah Both supply and support , the whole supply of bread And the whole supply of water ; 2 The mighty man and the warrior , The judge and the prophet , The diviner and the elder , 3 The captain of fifty and the honorable e man, The counselor and the expert artisan , And the skillful enchanter . 4 And I will make mere lads their princes , And capricious children will rule over them, 5 And the people will be oppressed , Each one by another , and each one by his neighbor ; The youth will storm against the elder And the inferior against the honorable . 6 When a man lays hold of his brother in his father's house , saying, "You have a cloak , you shall be our ruler , And these ruins will be under your charge ," 7 He will protest on that day , saying , "I will not be your healer , For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak ; You should not appoint me ruler of the people ." 8 For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen , Because their speech and their actions are against the Lord , To rebel against His glorious presence .
9 The expression of their faces bears witness against them, And they display their sin like Sodom ; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves. 10 Say to the righteous that it will go well with them, For they will eat the fruit of their actions . 11 Woe to the wicked ! It will go badly with him, For what e he deserves e will be done to him. 12 O My people ! Their oppressors are children , And women rule over them. O My people ! Those who guide you lead you astray And confuse the direction of your paths . 13 The Lord arises to contend , And stands to judge the people . 14 The Lord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people , "It is you who have devoured the vineyard ; The plunder of the poor is in your houses . 15 "What do you mean by crushing My people And grinding the face of the poor ?" Declares the Lord GOD of hosts .
16 Moreover, the Lord said , "Because e the daughters of Zion are proud And walk with heads held high and seductive eyes , And go along with mincing steps And tinkle the bangles on their feet , 17 Therefore the Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs , And the Lord will make their foreheads bare ." 18 In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets , headbands , crescent ornaments , 19 dangling earrings , bracelets , veils , 20 headdresses , ankle chains , sashes , perfume e boxes , amulets , 21 finger rings , nose rings , 22 festal robes , outer tunics , cloaks , money purses , 23 hand mirrors , undergarments , turbans and veils . 24 Now it will come about that instead of sweet perfume there will be putrefaction ; Instead of a belt , a rope ; Instead of well-set hair , a plucked-out scalp ; Instead of fine clothes , a donning of sackcloth ; And branding instead of beauty . 25 Your men will fall by the sword And your mighty ones in battle . 26 And her gates will lament and mourn , And deserted she will sit on the ground .
