It will becomea signand a witnessto the LORDof hostsin the landof Egypt;for they will cryto the LORDbecauseof oppressors,and He will sendthem a Saviorand a Champion,and He will deliverthem.
lookingfor the blessedhopeand the appearingof the gloryof our greatGodand Savior,ChristJesus,
Callupon Me in the dayof trouble;I shall rescueyou, and you will honorMe."
for todayin the cityof Davidthere has been bornfor you a Savior,whois Christthe Lord.
Behold,the payof the laborerswho mowedyour fields,[and] which has been withheldby you, criesout [against you]; and the outcryof thosewho did the harvestinghas reachedthe earsof the Lordof Sabaoth.
"Insteadof the thornbushthe cypresswill comeup, And insteadof the nettlethe myrtlewill comeup, And it will be a memorialto the LORD,For an everlastingsignwhich will not be cutoff."
"Nowtherefore, whatdo I have here,"declaresthe LORD,"seeing that My peoplehave been takenaway withoutcause?"[Again] the LORDdeclares,"Those who ruleover them howl,and My nameis continuallyblasphemedalldaylong.
Then the angelof the LORDwentout and struck185000in the campof the Assyrians;and when men aroseearlyin the morning,behold,allof these were dead.
sothe kingof Assyriawill leadawaythe captivesof Egyptand the exilesof Cush,youngand old,nakedand barefootwith buttocksuncovered,to the shameof Egypt.
"Moreover, I will deliverthe Egyptiansinto the handof a cruelmaster,And a mightykingwill ruleover them," declaresthe LordGODof hosts.
The sonsof Reubenand the sonsof Gadcalledthe altar[Witness]; "For," [they said], "it is a witnessbetweenus that the LORDis God."
The LORDsaid,"I have surelyseenthe afflictionof My peoplewhoare in Egypt,and have givenheedto their crybecauseof their taskmasters,for I am awareof their sufferings.
Now it cameabout in [the course of] thosemanydaysthat the kingof Egyptdied.And the sonsof Israelsighedbecauseof the bondage,and they criedout; and their cryfor helpbecauseof [their] bondageroseup to God.
"For I am the LORDyour God,The HolyOneof Israel,your Savior;I have givenEgyptas your ransom,Cushand Sebain your place.
"I, even I, am the LORD,And thereis nosaviorbesidesMe.
Truly,You are a Godwho hidesHimself, O Godof Israel,Savior!
"You will also suckthe milkof nationsAnd suckthe breastof kings;Then you will knowthat I, the LORD,am your SaviorAnd your Redeemer,the MightyOneof Jacob.
For He said,"Surely,they are My people,Sonswho will not dealfalsely."So He becametheir Savior.
