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And He shall be for a sanctuary, and for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of falling to the two houses of Israel; for a trap and for a snare to the ones living in Jerusalem.

And I will wait on Jehovah, who hides His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look for Him.

Behold, I and the children whom Jehovah has given to me are for signs and wonders in Israel from Jehovah of Hosts, who dwells in Mount Zion.

And when they say to you, Seek to the mediums, and to spirit-knowers who peep and mutter; should not a people seek to its God, than for the living to seek the ones who died?

Yet there shall not be gloom for which anguish is to her; as in the former time when He degraded the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, so afterwardsHe will glorify the way of the sea, beyondthe Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

For You have broken his burdensome yoke and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his taskmaster, as in the day of Midian.

For every boot of the trampler is with shaking, and a coat rolled in blood shall be burning fuel for the fire.

For a Child is born; to us a Son is given; and the government is on His shoulder; and His name is called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, and they do not seek Jehovah of Hosts.

For this people's leaders led them astray, and its guided ones are swallowed up.

For this the Lord shall not rejoice over their young men, nor have pity on their orphans and widows; for everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer; and every mouth speaks foolishness. In all this His anger does not turn away, but His hand

For wickedness burns like a fire; it shall devour the briers and thorns and shall kindle the thickets of the forest; and they shall roll upward, like the going up of smoke.

And what will you do in the day of visitation and of destruction? It comes from far away. To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your glory?

Yet he does not purpose this, nor does his heart think so. For it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off not a few nations.

For he says, Are not my commanders all like kings?

As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols (for their carved images excelled Jerusalem's and Samaria's);

For he says, I have worked by the strength of my hand and by my wisdom; for I am wise. And I take away the borders of peoples, and have robbed their treasures. And like a mighty one, I put down ones living in it .

And the Light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it shall burn and devour his thorns and briers in one day.

For though Your people Israel is like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of it shall return; a decisive end, overflowing with righteousness.

For the Lord Jehovah of Hosts is making a full end, even ordained, in the midst of all the land.