Isaiah 7:4-6

Expanded Bible

⁴ Tell Ahaz, ‘Be careful. Be ·calm [quiet] and don’t ·worry [fear]. Don’t be afraid of the ·fierce [burning] anger of Rezin and Aram and the son of Remaliah [^CPekah; v. 1], because they are like two ·barely burning sticks that are ready to go out [^Lsmoldering stubs of firewood; ^Ctheir power would soon be extinguished; Damascus and Israel suffered defeat by the Assyrians in 732 bc; Israel went into exile in 722 bc]. ⁵ [^LBecause] Aram has ·plotted [planned evil] with ·Israel [^LEphraim; v. 2] and the son of Remaliah against you, saying, ⁶ “Let’s ·fight against [invade; attack] Judah and ·tear it apart [or terrorize it]. We will ·divide the land [or conquer it; or breach its walls; ^Lbreak it open] for ourselves and make the son of Tabeel the new king of Judah [^Creplacing the legitimate king from David’s dynasty with a usurper].”