Isaiah

¹ But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.

² Will see a great light; Those who live in the land of the shadow of death, The light will shine on them.

³ You shall make great their gladness; They will be glad in Your presence As with the gladness of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

⁴ The rod of their taskmaster, as at the battle of Midian.

⁵ And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.

⁶ And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

⁷ On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will accomplish this.

⁸ The Lord sends a message against Jacob, And it falls on Israel.

⁹ That is, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, Saying in lofty pride and in arrogance of heart:

¹⁰ But we will rebuild with cut stones; The sycamores have been cut in pieces, But we will replace them with cedars.”

¹¹ And incites their enemies,

¹² And they devour Israel with gaping jaws. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn back, And His hand is still stretched out.

¹³ Nor do they seek Yahweh of hosts.

¹⁴ Both palm branch and bulrush in a single day.

¹⁵ And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail.

¹⁶ And those who are guided by them are brought to confusion.

¹⁷ Nor does He have compassion on their orphans or their widows; For every one of them is godless and an evildoer, And every mouth is speaking wicked foolishness. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn back, And His hand is still stretched out.

¹⁸ It consumes briars and thorns; It even sets the thickets of the forest aflame, And they roll upward in a column of smoke.

¹⁹ And the people are like fuel for the fire; No man spares his brother.

²⁰ And they eat what is on the left hand but they are not satisfied; Each of them eats the flesh of his own arm.

²¹ And together they are against Judah. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn back, And His hand is still stretched out.