Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation
, when
at the first
he lightly afflicted
the land
of Zebulun
and the land
of Naphtali
, and afterward
did more grievously afflict
her by the way
of the sea
, beyond
Jordan
, in Galilee
of the nations
.
The people that walked
in darkness
have seen
a great
light
: they that dwell
in the land
of the shadow of death
, upon them hath the light
shined
.
Thou hast multiplied the nation
, and not increased
the joy
: they joy
before
thee according to the joy
in harvest
, and as men rejoice
when they divide
the spoil
.
For thou hast broken the yoke
of his burden
, and the staff
of his shoulder
, the rod
of his oppressor
, as in the day
of Midian
.
For every battle of the warrior
is with confused noise
, and garments
rolled
in blood
; but this shall be with burning
and fuel
of fire
.
For unto us a child is born
, unto us a son
is given
: and the government
shall be upon his shoulder
: and his name
shall be called
Wonderful
, Counsellor
, The mighty
God
, The everlasting
Father
, The Prince
of Peace
.
Of the increase of his government
and peace
there shall be no end
, upon the throne
of David
, and upon his kingdom
, to order
it, and to establish
it with judgment
and with justice
from henceforth even for
ever
. The zeal
of the LORD
of hosts
will perform
this.
The Lord sent
a word
into Jacob
, and it hath lighted
upon Israel
.
And all the people shall know
, even Ephraim
and the inhabitant
of Samaria
, that say
in the pride
and stoutness
of heart
,
The bricks are fallen down
, but we will build
with hewn stones
: the sycomores
are cut down
, but we will change
them into cedars
.
Therefore the LORD shall set up
the adversaries
of Rezin
against him, and join
his enemies
together
;
The Syrians before
, and the Philistines
behind
; and they shall devour
Israel
with open mouth
. For all this his anger
is not turned away
, but his hand
is stretched out still
.
For the people turneth
not unto him that smiteth
them, neither do they seek
the LORD
of hosts
.
Therefore the LORD will cut off
from Israel
head
and tail
, branch
and rush
, in one
day
.
The ancient and honourable
, he
is the head
; and the prophet
that teacheth
lies
, he is the tail
.
For the leaders of this people
cause them to err
; and they that are led
of them are destroyed
.
Therefore the Lord shall have no joy
in their young men
, neither shall have mercy
on their fatherless
and widows
: for every one is an hypocrite
and an evildoer
, and every mouth
speaketh
folly
. For all this his anger
is not turned away
, but his hand
is stretched out still
.
For wickedness burneth
as the fire
: it shall devour
the briers
and thorns
, and shall kindle
in the thickets
of the forest
, and they shall mount up
like the lifting up
of smoke
.
Through the wrath of the LORD
of hosts
is the land
darkened
, and the people
shall be as the fuel
of the fire
: no man
shall spare
his brother
.
And he 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
:
Manasseh, Ephraim
; and Ephraim
, Manasseh
: and they together
shall be against Judah
. For all this his anger
is not turned away
, but his hand
is stretched out still
.