The king of Ashur listened to him; and the king of Ashur went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried [the people of] it captive to Kir, and killed Retzin.
Isaiah 7:16 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) For before the child knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings you abhor shall be forsaken. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For before the child shall know [enough] to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land [Canaan] whose two kings you abhor and of whom you are in sickening dread shall be forsaken [both Ephraim and Syria]. [Isa. 7:2.] American Standard Version (1901) For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings thou abhorrest shall be forsaken. Common English Bible Before the boy learns to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned. Catholic Public Domain Version But even before the boy knows to refuse evil and to choose good, the land that you detest will be abandoned by the face of her two kings. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For before the child know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good, the land which thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of the face of her two kings. |
The king of Ashur listened to him; and the king of Ashur went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried [the people of] it captive to Kir, and killed Retzin.
He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Yisra'el, he will be a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Yerushalayim.
For before the child knows how to say, 'My father,' and, 'My mother,' the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Shomron will be carried away by the king of Ashur.*
Therefore the LORD will set up on high against him the adversaries of Retzin, and will stir up his enemies,
I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brothers, even the whole seed of Efrayim.
I know Efrayim, and Yisra'el is not hidden from me; for now, Efrayim, you have played the prostitute. Yisra'el is defiled.
Efrayim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Yisra'el, I have made known that which will surely be.
Shouldn't I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who can't discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much livestock?*
Moreover your little ones, whom you said should be a prey, and your children, who this day have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in there, and to them will I give it, and they shall possess it.