4. Say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Don’t be afraid or cowardly because of these two smoldering stubs of firebrands, the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and the son of Remaliah.
5. For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted harm against you. They say,
6. ‘Let us go up against Judah, terrorize it, and conquer it for ourselves. Then we can install Tabeel’s son as king in it.’ ”
7. This is what the Lord God says:It will not happen; it will not occur.
8. The head of Aram is Damascus,the head of Damascus is Rezin(within 65 yearsEphraim will be too shattered to be a people),
9. the head of Ephraim is Samaria,and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah.If you do not stand firm in your faith,then you will not stand at all.
10. Then the Lord spoke again to Ahaz:
11. “Ask for a sign from the Lord your God — from the depths of Sheol to the heights of heaven.”
12. But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask. I will not test the Lord.”