Because Aram—with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah—has plotted evil against you, saying,
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and his anointed, saying,
When the house of David heard that Aram had allied itself with Ephraim, the heart of Ahaz and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.
‘Let us go up against Judah and terrify it and conquer it for ourselves and make the son of Tabeel king in it’;
From you one has gone out who plots evil against the Lord, one who counsels wickedness.
and I am extremely angry with the nations that are at ease, for while I was only a little angry, they made the disaster worse.