In thosedaysthe LORDbeganto sendRezinkingof Aramand Pekahthe sonof Remaliahagainst Judah.
In thosedaysthe LORDbeganto cutoff[portions] from Israel;and Hazaeldefeatedthem throughoutthe territoryof Israel:
In the fifty-secondyearof Azariahkingof Judah,Pekahsonof RemaliahbecamekingoverIsraelin Samaria,[and reigned] twentyyears.
Now the restof the actsof Jothamand allthat he did,are they not writtenin the Bookof the Chroniclesof the Kingsof Judah?
And Jothamsleptwith his fathers,and he was buriedwith his fathersin the cityof Davidhis father;and Ahazhis sonbecamekingin his place.
ThenRezinkingof Aramand Pekahsonof Remaliah,kingof Israel,cameup to Jerusalemto [wage] war;and they besiegedAhaz,but couldnot overcomehim.
For Pekahthe sonof Remaliahslewin Judah120000in oneday,allvaliantmen,because they had forsakenthe LORDGodof their fathers.
He sentupon them His burninganger,Furyand indignationand trouble,A bandof destroyingangels.
Now it cameabout in the daysof Ahaz,the sonof Jotham,the sonof Uzziah,kingof Judah,that Rezinthe kingof Aramand Pekahthe sonof Remaliah,kingof Israel,wentup to Jerusalemto [wage] waragainstit, but couldnot conquerit.
"For the headof Aramis Damascusand the headof Damascusis Rezin(now within another65yearsEphraimwill be shattered,[so that it is] nolonger a people),
"Behold,I am going to sendfor manyfishermen,"declaresthe LORD,"and they will fishfor them; and afterwardsI will sendfor manyhunters,and they will huntthem from everymountainand everyhilland from the cleftsof the rocks.
"For behold,I am beginningto workcalamityin [this] citywhichis calledby My name,and shall you be completelyfreefrom punishment?You will not be freefrom punishment;for I am summoninga swordagainstallthe inhabitantsof the earth,"declaresthe LORDof hosts.'
and sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"Behold,I am going to sendand getNebuchadnezzarthe kingof Babylon,My servant,and I am going to sethis throne[right] overthesestonesthat I have hidden;and he will spreadhis canopyoverthem.
"But when these thingsbeginto take place,straightenup and liftup your heads,becauseyour redemptionis drawing near."
therefore you shall serveyour enemieswhomthe LORDwill sendagainst you, in hunger,in thirst,in nakedness,and in the lackof allthings;and He will putan ironyokeon your neckuntilHe has destroyedyou.
"In that dayI will carryout againstEliallthat I have spokenconcerninghis house,from beginningto end.
