Isaiah 9:8-12

International Children’s Bible

⁸ The Lord sent a message against the people of Jacob.
    That message says that God will judge Israel.
⁹ Then everyone in Israel, even the leaders in Samaria,
    will know that God punished them.
Those people, who are proud and who brag now, say this:
¹⁰ “These bricks have fallen,
    but we will build again with cut stones.
These small trees have been chopped down.
    But we will put great cedars there.”
¹¹ But the Lord will make the enemies of Rezin strong against them.
    He will stir up their enemies against them.
¹² The Arameans come from the east
    and the Philistines from the west.
They will eat up Israel with their armies.