"He will sethis faceto comewith the powerof his wholekingdom,bringing with him a proposalof peacewhich he will putinto effect;he will also givehim the daughterof womento ruinit. But she will not takea stand[for him] or be on his side.
ThenHazaelkingof Aramwentup and foughtagainstGathand capturedit, and Hazaelsethis faceto goup to Jerusalem.
Jehoshaphatwas afraidand turnedhis attentionto seekthe LORD,and proclaimeda fastthroughoutallJudah.
Thenmy enemieswill turnbackin the daywhen I call;ThisI know,that Godis for me.
Manyplansare in a man'sheart,But the counselof the LORDwill stand.
Pharaohwith [his] mightyarmyand greatcompanywill not helphim in the war,when they castup rampsand buildsiegewallsto cutoffmanylives.
"Sonof man,setyour facetowardthe sonsof Ammonand prophesyagainstthem,
"Then getyourself an ironplateand setit up as an ironwallbetweenyou and the city,and setyour facetowardit so that it is under siege,and besiegeit. Thisis a signto the houseof Israel.
"Then you shall setyour facetowardthe siegeof Jerusalemwith your armbaredand prophesyagainstit.
"So he will turnhis facetoward the fortressesof his own land,but he will stumbleand falland be foundnomore.
"Then afterthe sixty-twoweeksthe Messiahwill be cutoffand havenothing,and the peopleof the princewho is to comewill destroythe cityand the sanctuary.And its end[will come] with a flood;even to the endthere will be war;desolationsare determined.
"Allof them comefor violence.Their hordeof faces[moves] forward.They collectcaptiveslike sand.
"He who is not with Me is againstMe; and he who does not gatherwith Me scatters.
"He who is not with Me is againstMe; and he who does not gatherwith Me, scatters.
Whenthe dayswere approachingfor His ascension,He was determinedto goto Jerusalem;
Whatthenshall we sayto these things?IfGod[is] for us, who[is] againstus?
