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, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7. Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah 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 pride and in stoutness of heart,
10. The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stone; the sycomores are cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.
11. Therefore Jehovah will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,
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. Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought Jehovah of hosts.
14. Therefore Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.
15. The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
16. For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
17. Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is profane and an evil-doer, 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 devoureth the briers and thorns; yea, it kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
19. Through the wrath of Jehovah of hosts is the land burnt up; and the people are as the fuel of fire: no man spareth his brother.