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This will happen because Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen. The things they say and do are against the Lord ; they turn against him.

The look on their faces shows they are guilty; like the people of Sodom, they are proud of their sin. They don't care who sees it. How terrible it will be for them, because they have brought much trouble on themselves.

Tell those who do what is right that things will go well for them, because they will receive a reward for what they do.

So my people will be captured and taken away, because they don't really know me. All the great people will die of hunger, and the common people will die of thirst.

The creature touched my mouth with the hot coal and said, "Look, your guilt is taken away, because this hot coal has touched your lips. Your sin is taken away."

Tell Ahaz, ‘Be careful. Be calm and don't worry. Don't let those two men, Rezin and Pekah son of Remaliah, scare you. Don't be afraid of their anger or Aram's anger, because they are like two barely burning sticks that are ready to go out.

because Aram is led by the city of Damascus, and Damascus is led by its weak king, Rezin. Within sixty-five years Israel will no longer be a nation.

People once worked and grew food on these hills, but at that time people will not go there, because the land will be filled with weeds and thorns. Only sheep and cattle will go to those places."

because the king of Assyria will take away all the wealth and possessions of Damascus and Samaria before the boy learns to say ‘my father' or ‘my mother.'"

Make your plans for the fight, but they will be defeated. Give orders to your armies, but they will be useless, because God is with us.

Power and peace will be in his kingdom and will continue to grow forever. He will rule as king on David's throne and over David's kingdom. He will make it strong by ruling with justice and goodness from now on and forever. The Lord All-Powerful will do this because of his strong love for his people.

They will not hurt or destroy each other on all my holy mountain, because the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord , as the sea is full of water.

Sing praise to the Lord , because he has done great things. Let all the world know what he has done.

Shout and sing for joy, you people of Jerusalem, because the Holy One of Israel does great things before your eyes."

Cry, because the Lord 's day of judging is near; the Almighty is sending destruction.

You will not be buried with those bodies, because you ruined your own country and killed your own people. The children of evil people will never be mentioned again.

Prepare to kill his children, because their father is guilty. They will never again take control of the earth; they will never again fill the world with their cities.

People near the city gates, cry out! Philistines, be frightened, because a cloud of dust comes from the north. It is an army, full of men ready to fight.

They say: "Help us. Tell us what to do. Protect us from our enemies as shade protects us from the noon sun. Hide us, because we are running for safety! Don't give us to our enemies.

I cry with the people of Jazer for the grapevines of Sibmah. I will cry with the people of Heshbon and Elealeh. There will be no shouts of joy, because there will be no harvest or ripe fruit.