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Apostasy and Death of Ahaz

22 In the time of his distress he became yet more faithless to the Lord—this same King Ahaz.

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Why do you seek further beatings?
    Why do you continue to rebel?
The whole head is injured,
    and the whole heart faint.(A)

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they were scorched by the fierce heat, but they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.(A)

10 The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness; people gnawed their tongues in agony(B) 11 and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, and they did not repent of their deeds.

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15 I will return again to my place
    until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face.
    In their distress they will beg my favor:(A)

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13 For consider: What! If you despise the rod, will it not happen?[a] says the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. 21.13 Meaning of Heb uncertain

O Lord, do your eyes not look for truth?
You have struck them,
    but they felt no anguish;
you have consumed them,
    but they refused to take correction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
    they have refused to turn back.(A)

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“See the one who would not take
    refuge in God
but trusted in abundant riches
    and sought refuge in wealth!”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 52.7 Syr Tg: Heb in his destruction

15 Call on me in the day of trouble;
    I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”(A)

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Esther said, “A foe and an enemy, this wicked Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.(A)

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12 While he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.(A)

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