4. Tell Ahaz to stop worrying. There's no need for him to be afraid of King Rezin and King Pekah. They are very angry, but they are nothing more than a dying fire. Ahaz doesn't need to fear
5. their evil threats
6. to invade and defeat Judah and Jerusalem and to let the son of Tabeel be king in his place.
7. I, the Lord, promise that this will never happen.
8-9. Damascus is just the capital of Syria, and King Rezin rules only in Damascus. Samaria is just the capital of Israel, and King Pekah rules only in Samaria. But in less than sixty-five years, Israel will be destroyed. And if Ahaz and his officials don't trust me, they will be defeated.
10. Once again the Lord God spoke to King Ahaz. This time he said,
11. “Ask me for proof that my promise will come true. Ask for something to happen deep in the world of the dead or high in the heavens above.”
12. “No, Lord,” Ahaz answered. “I won't test you!”
13. Then I said:Listen, every one of you in the royal family of David. You have already tried my patience. Now you are trying God's patience by refusing to ask for proof.
14. But the Lord will still give you proof. A virgin is pregnant; she will have a son and will name him Immanuel.