7. Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says:‘ “It will not take place,it will not happen,
8. for the head of Aram is Damascus,and the head of Damascus is only Rezin.Within sixty-five yearsEphraim will be too shattered to be a people.
9. The head of Ephraim is Samaria,and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah’s son.If you do not stand firm in your faith,you will not stand at all.” ’
10. Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz,
11. ‘Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.’