(Matthew 4:12–17; Mark 1:14–15; Luke 4:14–15)
1
Yet the darkenesse shall not be according to the affliction that it had when at the first hee touched lightly the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, nor afteward when he was more grieuous by the way of the sea beyond Iorden in Galile of the Gentiles.
2
The people that walked in darkenes haue seene a great they that dwelled in the land of the shadowe of death, vpon them hath the light shined.
3
Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased their they haue reioyced before thee according to the ioye in haruest, and as men reioyce when they deuide a spoyle.
4
For the yoke of their burthen, and the staffe of their shoulder and the rod of their oppressour hast thou broken as in the day of Midian.
5
Surely euery battell of the warriour is with noyse, and with tumbling of garments in but this shall be with burning and deuouring of fire.
6
For vnto vs a childe is borne, and vnto vs a Sonne is and the gouernement is vpon his shoulder, and he shall call his name Wonderfull, Counseller, The mightie God, The euerlasting Father, The prince of peace,
7
The increase of his gouernement and peace shall haue none he shall sit vpon the throne of Dauid, and vpon his kingdome, to order it, and to stablish it with iudgement and with iustice, from hencefoorth, euen for the zeale of the Lord of hostes will performe this.
Judgment against Israel’s Pride
8
The Lord hath sent a worde into Iaakob, and it hath lighted vpon Israel.
9
And all the people shall knowe, euen Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and presumption of the heart,
10
The brickes are fallen, but we will build it with hewen the wilde figge trees are cut downe, but we will change them into ceders.
11
Neuerthelesse the Lord will raise vp the aduersaries of Rezin against him, and ioyne his enemies together.
12
Aram before and the Philistims behinde, and they shall deuoure Israel with open yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Judgment against Israel’s Hypocrisy
13
For the people turneth not vnto him that smiteth them, neither doe they seeke the Lord of hostes.
14
Therefore will the Lord cut off from Israel head and taile, branche and rush in one day.
15
The ancient and the honorable man, he is the and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the taile.
16
For the leaders of the people cause them to and they that are led by them are deuoured.
17
Therefore shall the Lord haue no pleasure in their yong men, neither will he haue compassion of their fatherlesse and of their for euery one is an hypocrite and wicked, and euery mouth speaketh yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out stil.
Judgment against Israel’s Unrepentance
18
For wickednesse burneth as a it deuoureth the briers and the thornes and will kindle in the thicke places of the and they shall mount vp like the lifting vp of smoke.
19
By the wrath of the Lord of hostes shall the land be darkened, and the people shall be as the meate of ye no man shall spare his brother.
20
And he shall snatch at the right hand, and be and he shall eate on the left hand, and shall not be euery one shall eate ye flesh of his owne arme.
21
Manasseh, and Ephraim Manasseh, and they both shall be against Iudah yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.