10. “Yes, those bricks fell, but we will rebuild with strong stone. Yes, those little trees were chopped down, but we will plant new trees. And they will be large, strong trees.”
11. The Lord found people to go up and fight against Rezin. He stirred up Rezin’s enemies.
12. As for Israel, the Arameans are in front of him and the Philistines are behind him. And they are both eating away at him. But the Lord is not finished yet. He is still angry, and his arm is raised to continue punishing Israel.
13. The people did not stop sinning. They did not come to the Lord All-Powerful for help.
14. So the Lord cut off Israel’s head and tail. He took away the branch and the stalk in one day.
15. (The head means the elders and important leaders. The tail means the prophets who told lies.)