The greater part of the people, whom you brought down in your gladness — they also shall rejoice before you as those who rejoice at harvest, and in the manner of those who divide spoils.
For the yoke that lay upon them has been taken away, and the rod upon their neck; for the Lord has broken the rod of the exactors, as on the day against Madiam.
For a child was born to us, a son also was given to us, whose sovereignty came upon his shoulder; and his name is called Messenger of Great Counsel. For I will bring peace upon the rulers, peace and health to him.
Great is his sovereignty, and of his peace there is no boundary, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to set it right and to uphold it in righteousness and in judgment, from now and to time everlasting. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do these things.
9:7
θάνατονἀπέστειλενκύριοςἐπὶΙακωβκαὶἦλθενἐπὶΙσραηλ
主降死亡於雅各,這死亡也臨到以色列。
The Lord sent death upon Jacob, and it came upon Israel.
Syria from the rising of the sun, and the Greeks from the setting of the sun, who devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is still uplifted.
Therefore God shall not rejoice over their young men, nor have mercy on their orphans and their widows; for they are all lawless and evil, and every mouth speaks unjust things. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is still uplifted.
And lawlessness shall burn like fire, and like dry grass it shall be devoured by fire; and it shall burn in the thickets of the forest, and shall devour together all that is round about the hills.
Through the fury of the Lord's wrath the whole land has been burned up, and the people shall be as one burned up by fire; no one shall have mercy on his brother.
But he shall turn aside to the right, for he shall be hungry; and he shall eat from the left, and shall not be satisfied — a man eating the flesh of his own arm.
For Manasse shall eat of Ephraim, and Ephraim of Manasse; and together they shall besiege Iouda. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is still uplifted.