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15-16 By the time this child is weaned[a] and knows right from wrong, the two kings you fear so much—the kings of Israel and Syria—will both be dead.

17 But later on,[b] the Lord will bring a terrible curse on you and on your nation and your family. There will be terror such as has not been known since the division of Solomon’s empire into Israel and Judah—the mighty king of Assyria will come with his great army!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 7:15 By the time this child is weaned, literally, “For before this child shall know [is old enough] to refuse evil and to choose the good . . . and [is old enough to] eat curds and honey.” the kings of Israel and Syria, implied. will both be dead, or “the lands will be deserted [of their kings].”
  2. Isaiah 7:17 But later on, implied.

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