Isaiah 7:8-10
Living Bible
8 for Damascus will remain the capital of Syria alone, and King Rezin’s kingdom will not increase its boundaries. And within sixty-five years Ephraim, too, will be crushed and broken.[a] 9 Samaria is the capital of Ephraim alone, and King Pekah’s power will not increase. You don’t believe me? If you want me to protect you, you must learn to believe what I say.”
10 Not long after this, the Lord sent this further message to King Ahaz:
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- Isaiah 7:8 Ephraim, too, will be crushed and broken. Samaria, the capital of “Ephraim,” fell to the Assyrian armies in 722 B.C., thirteen years after this oracle—ending the Northern Kingdom.
Isaiah 7:8-10
New International Version
8 for the head of Aram is Damascus,(A)
and the head of Damascus is only Rezin.(B)
Within sixty-five years
Ephraim will be too shattered(C) to be a people.
9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria,(D)
and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah’s son.
If you do not stand(E) firm in your faith,(F)
you will not stand at all.’”(G)
10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz,
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