Isaiah 9
1But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
The light has shined on those who lived in the land of the shadow of death.
You have increased their joy.
and it falls on Israel.
including Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart,
but we will build with cut stone.
The sycamore fig trees have been cut down,
but we will put cedars in their place.”
and will stir up his enemies,
and the Philistines behind;
and they will devour Israel with open mouth.
For all this, his anger is not turned away,
but his hand is stretched out still.
neither have they sought Yahweh of Armies.
palm branch and reed, in one day.
and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.
and those who are led by them are destroyed.
neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows;
for everyone is profane and an evildoer,
and every mouth speaks folly.
For all this his anger is not turned away,
but his hand is stretched out still.
It devours the briers and thorns;
yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest,
and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
and the people are the fuel for the fire.
No one spares his brother.
and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied.
Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm:
For all this his anger is not turned away,
but his hand is stretched out still.