Isaiah 7:2-11

New International Version

²Now the house of David^(A) was told, “Aram has allied itself with^[a] Ephraim^(B)”; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken,^(C) as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.

³Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out, you and your son Shear-Jashub,^[b]^(D) to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.^(E) ⁴Say to him, ‘Be careful, keep calm^(F) and don’t be afraid.^(G) Do not lose heart^(H) because of these two smoldering stubs^(I) of firewood—because of the fierce anger^(J) of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.^(K) ⁵Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah’s^(L) son have plotted^(M) your ruin, saying, ⁶“Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it.” ⁷Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says:^(N)

“‘It will not take place,
    it will not happen,^(O)
⁸for the head of Aram is Damascus,^(P)
    and the head of Damascus is only Rezin.^(Q)
Within sixty-five years
    Ephraim will be too shattered^(R) to be a people.
⁹The head of Ephraim is Samaria,^(S)
    and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah’s son.
If you do not stand^(T) firm in your faith,^(U)
    you will not stand at all.’”^(V)