9 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. 2 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. 3 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. 4 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. 5 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. 6 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. 7 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. 8 The
Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. 9 And
all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria,
that say in the pride and stoutness of heart, 10 The
bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores
are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
11
Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and
join his enemies together; 12 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. 13 For
the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek
the LORD of hosts. 14 Therefore
the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one
day. 15 The
ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies,
he is the tail. 16 For
the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them
are destroyed. 17 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. 18 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. 19 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. 20 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: 21 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.