The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them has the light shone.

Thou hast multiplied the nation, and increased their joy: they joy before Thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

For Thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midyan.

For every shoe of the stormy warrior and every garment rolled in blood shall be burnt as fuel of fire.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given: and the government is upon his shoulder: and his name is called Pele-yo῾eż-el-gibbor-avi-῾ad-sar-shalom,

for the increase of the realm and for peace without end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice: from henceforth for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts performs this.

The Lord sent a word against Ya῾aqov, and it will descend upon Yisra᾽el.

And all the people shall know, Efrayim and the inhabitant of Shomeron, that say in pride and arrogancy of heart,

The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycamores are cut down, but we will change them for cedars.

Therefore the Lord sets up the adversaries of Reżin against him, and goads his enemies;

Aram before, and Pelishtim behind; and they devoured Yisra᾽el with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

For the people turned not unto him that smote them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts.

Therefore the Lord cut off from Yisra᾽el, head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.

The elder and the honourable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail.

For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led by them are destroyed.

Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for everyone is a flatterer and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

For wickedness burns like the fire: it devours the briers and thorns, and kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they mount up in a billow of smoke.

Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened, and the people are as the fuel of the fire: no man spares his brother.

And he snatches on the right hand, and is hungry; and he eats on the left hand, and they are not satisfied: they eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

Menashshe against Efrayim; and Efrayim against Menashshe: and they together are against Yehuda. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.