7Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, supporting it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.
8The Lord has sent a word to Jacob, and it has come on Israel;
9And all the people will have experience of it, even Ephraim and the men of Samaria, who say in the pride of their uplifted hearts,
10The bricks have come down, but we will put up buildings of cut stone in their place: the sycamores are cut down, but they will be changed to cedars.
11For this cause the Lord has made strong the haters of Israel, driving them on to make war against him;
12Aram on the east, and the Philistines on the west, who have come against Israel with open mouths. For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
13But the heart of the people was not turned to him who sent punishment on them, and they made no prayer to the Lord of armies.
