6. “Let us go up against Judah, tear it apart, make it our own by force, and appoint the son of Tabeel king there.”
7. Thus says the Lord God:It shall not stand, it shall not be!
8. The head of Aram is Damascus,and the head of Damascus is Rezin;
9. The head of Ephraim is Samaria,and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah.Within sixty-five years,Ephraim shall be crushed, no longer a nation.Unless your faith is firm,you shall not be firm!
10. Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz:
11. Ask for a sign from the Lord, your God; let it be deep as Sheol, or high as the sky!
12. But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I will not tempt the Lord!”
13. Then he said: Listen, house of David! Is it not enough that you weary human beings? Must you also weary my God?
14. Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign; the young woman, pregnant and about to bear a son, shall name him Emmanuel.
15. Curds and honey he will eat so that he may learn to reject evil and choose good;