⁶ “Inasmuch as these people refused
The waters of ^(E)Shiloah that flow softly,
And rejoice ^(F)in Rezin and in Remaliah’s son;
⁷ Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up over them
The waters of ^[d]the River, strong and mighty—
The king of Assyria and all his glory;
He will ^[e]go up over all his channels
And go over all his banks.
⁸ He will pass through Judah,
He will overflow and pass over,
^(G)He will reach up to the neck;
And the stretching out of his wings
Will ^[f]fill the breadth of Your land, O ^(H)Immanuel.^[g]

⁹ “Be^(I) shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces!
Give ear, all you from far countries.
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces;
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.
^10 (J)Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing;
Speak the word, ^(K)but it will not stand,
^(L)For ^[h]God is with us.”

¹² “Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’
Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy,
Nor be afraid of their ^[j]threats, nor be ^[k]troubled.
¹³ The Lord of hosts, Him you shall hallow;
Let Him be your fear,
And let Him be your dread.
^14 (M)He will be as a ^[l]sanctuary,
But ^(N)a stone of stumbling and a rock of ^[m]offense
To both the houses of Israel,
As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
¹⁵ And many among them shall ^(O)stumble;
They shall fall and be broken,
Be snared and ^[n]taken.”

¹⁶ Bind up the testimony,
Seal the law among my disciples.
¹⁷ And I will wait on the Lord,
Who ^(P)hides His face from the house of Jacob;
And I ^(Q)will hope in Him.
^18 (R)Here am I and the children whom the Lord has given me!
We ^(S)are for signs and wonders in Israel
From the Lord of hosts,
Who dwells in Mount Zion.