Curds and honey He shall eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good.

For before the Child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you dread will be forsaken by both her kings.

Mercy on Jacob

For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.

Whoever is too impoverished for such a contribution Chooses a tree that will not rot; He seeks for himself a skillful workman To prepare a carved image that will not totter.

Indeed you are nothing, And your work is nothing; He who chooses you is an abomination.

For thus says the Lord: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, And choose what pleases Me, And hold fast My covenant,

So will I choose their delusions, And bring their fears on them; Because, when I called, no one answered, When I spoke they did not hear; But they did evil before My eyes, And chose that in which I do not delight.”