3. So the Lord told Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub and meet Ahaz at the end of the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth.
4. Tell him, ‘Make sure you stay calm! Don’t be afraid! Don’t be intimidated by these two stubs of smoking logs, or by the raging anger of Rezin, Syria, and the son of Remaliah.
5. Syria has plotted with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah to bring about your demise.
6. They say, “Let’s attack Judah, terrorize it, and conquer it. Then we’ll set up the son of Tabeel as its king.”
7. For this reason the sovereign master, the Lord, says: “It will not take place;it will not happen.
8. For Syria’s leader is Damascus, and the leader of Damascus is Rezin.Within sixty-five years Ephraim will no longer exist as a nation.
9. Ephraim’s leader is Samaria, and Samaria’s leader is the son of Remaliah.If your faith does not remain firm, then you will not remain secure.”
10. The Lord again spoke to Ahaz:
11. “Ask for a confirming sign from the Lord your God. You can even ask for something miraculous.”
12. But Ahaz responded, “I don’t want to ask; I don’t want to put the Lord to a test.”