"He rushesheadlongat Him With his massiveshield.
"Judah,your brothersshall praiseyou; Your handshall be on the neckof your enemies;Your father'ssonsshall bowdownto you.
Now in the timeof his distressthissameKingAhazbecameyetmoreunfaithfulto the LORD.
Becausehe has stretchedout his handagainstGodAnd conductshimself arrogantlyagainstthe Almighty.
"For he has coveredhis facewith his fatAnd madehis thighsheavywith flesh.
"I was at ease,but He shatteredme, And He has graspedme by the neckand shakenme to pieces;He has also setme up as His target.
You have also mademy enemiesturntheir backsto me, And I destroyedthose who hatedme.
For not from the east,norfrom the west,Norfrom the desert[comes] exaltation;
But Pharaohsaid,"Whois the LORDthat I should obeyHis voiceto letIsraelgo?I do not knowthe LORD,and besides,I will not letIsraelgo."
