Nevertheless the dimnessshall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightlyafflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did moregrievouslyafflict her by the way of the sea, beyondJordan, in Galilee of the nations.
Thouhastmultiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy beforetheeaccording to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoicewhentheydivide the spoil.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the governmentshall be upon his shoulder: and his nameshall be calledWonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlastingFather, The Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peacethereshall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it withjudgment and withjusticefromhencefortheven for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hostswillperformthis.
The Syriansbefore, and the Philistinesbehind; and theyshalldevourIsraelwithopenmouth. For all this his anger is not turnedaway, but his hand is stretched out still.
Therefore the Lordshallhave no joy in theiryoung men, neithershallhavemercy on theirfatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and everymouthspeakethfolly. For all this his anger is not turnedaway, but his hand is stretched out still.
For wickednessburneth as the fire: it shalldevour the briers and thorns, and shallkindle in the thickets of the forest, and theyshallmount up like the lifting up of smoke.
And he shallsnatch on the righthand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the lefthand, and theyshall not be satisfied: theyshall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and theytogethershall be againstJudah. For all this his anger is not turnedaway, but his hand is stretched out still.