The Tanach, with the evidence built in
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Chapter 9
1 The people that walked in darknessHave seen a brilliant light;On those who dwelt in a land of gloomLight has dawned.
2You have magnified that nation,Have given it great joy;They have rejoiced before YouAs they rejoice at reaping time,As they exultWhen dividing spoil.
3For the yoke that they boreAnd the stick on their back—The rod of their taskmaster—You have broken as on the day of Midian.
4Truly, all the boots put on to stamp withAnd all the garments donned in infamyHave been fed to the flames,Devoured by fire.
5For a child has been born to us,A son has been given us.And authority has settled on his shoulders.He has been named“The Mighty God is planning grace;The Eternal Father, a peaceable ruler”—
6In token of abundant authorityAnd of peace without limitUpon David’s throne and kingdom,That it may be firmly establishedIn justice and in equityNow and evermore.The zeal of the LORD of HostsShall bring this to pass.
7My LordLet loose a word against JacobAnd it fell upon Israel.
8But all the people noted—Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria—In arrogance and haughtiness:
9“Bricks have fallen—We’ll rebuild with dressed stone;Sycamores have been felled—We’ll grow cedars instead!”
10So the LORD let the enemies of RezinTriumph over itAnd stirred up its foes—
11Aram from the eastAnd Philistia from the west—Who devoured IsraelWith greedy mouths.Yet His anger has not turned back,And His arm is outstretched still.
12For the people has not turned backTo Him who struck itAnd has not soughtThe LORD of Hosts.
13So the LORD will cut off from IsraelHead and tail,Palm branch and reed,In a single day.
14Elders and magnates—Such are the heads;Prophets who give false instruction,Such are the tails
15That people’s leaders have been misleaders,So they that are led have been confused.
16That is why my LordWill not spare their youths,Nor show compassionTo their orphans and widows;For all are ungodly and wicked,And every mouth speaks impiety.
17Already wickedness has blazed forth like a fireDevouring thorn and thistle.It has kindled the thickets of the wood,Which have turned into billowing smoke.Yet His anger has not turned back,And His arm is outstretched still.
18By the fury of the LORD of Hosts,The earth was shaken.Next, the people became like devouring fire:No man spared his countryman.
19They snatched on the right, but remained hungry,And consumed on the left without being sated.Each devoured the flesh of his own kindred—
20Manasseh Ephraim’s, and Ephraim Manasseh’s,And both of them against Judah!Yet His anger has not turned back,And His arm is outstretched still.
Translation: Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (Jewish Publication Society, 1985), via Sefaria, used under CC BY-NC.
Paragraph divisions follow the Masoretic text (Miqra according to the Masorah, CC BY-SA).