for Syria is no stronger than its capital, Damascus, and Damascus is no stronger than its king, Rezin. As for Israel, within sixty five years it will be crushed and completely destroyed.

原来亚兰的首城是大马士革；大马士革的首领是利汛。六十五年之内，以法莲必然破坏，不再成为国民。

因为亚兰的首都是大马士革，大马士革的领袖是利汛；六十五年之内，以法莲必然国破族亡，

因为亚兰的首都是大马士革，大马士革的领袖是利汛；六十五年之内，以法莲必然国破族亡，

亚兰的都城是大马士革，大马士革的首领是利迅。六十五年之内，以色列必亡国。

因为亚兰的首都是大马士革，大马士革的首领是利汛；六十五年之内，以法莲必定毁灭，不再成为一族之民。

因为亚兰之首不过是大马士革，大马士革之首不过是利汛；至于以法莲，六十五年之内必被击碎，不再成为一个民族；

原來亞蘭的首城是大馬士革；大馬士革的首領是利汛。六十五年之內,以法蓮必然破壞,不再成為國民。

因為亞蘭的首都是大馬士革，大馬士革的領袖是利汛；六十五年之內，以法蓮必然國破族亡，

因為亞蘭的首都是大馬士革，大馬士革的領袖是利汛；六十五年之內，以法蓮必然國破族亡，

亞蘭的都城是大馬士革，大馬士革的首領是利迅。六十五年之內，以色列必亡國。

因為亞蘭的首都是大馬士革，大馬士革的首領是利汛；六十五年之內，以法蓮必定毀滅，不再成為一族之民。

因為亞蘭的首都是大馬色，大馬色的首領是利汛；

因為亞蘭之首不過是大馬士革，大馬士革之首不過是利汛；至於以法蓮，六十五年之內必被擊碎，不再成為一個民族；

蓋亞蘭之首為大馬色、大馬色之首為利汛、以法蓮之首為撒瑪利亞、撒瑪利亞之首為利瑪利子、六十五年之內、以法蓮必敗、不復為國、如爾弗信、則不堅立、○

亞蘭以大馬色為都、大馬色以哩汛為王、以法蓮以撒馬利亞為都、撒馬利亞以哩馬利子為王、未及六十五載、以法蓮族必敗、國不成國、如爾不信、亦弗能恆存。

大瑪色僅亞蘭之首、首或作都利汛僅大瑪色之首、首或作王撒瑪利亞僅以法蓮之首、首或作都利瑪利子僅撒瑪利亞之首、首或作王六十五年之內、以法蓮必敗、不再成國、如爾不信、亦不得堅立、亦不得堅立或作亦不能恆存

for the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is only Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people.

The capital of Aram is Damascus. And the ruler of Damascus is only Rezin. Do not worry about the people of Ephraim. They will be too crushed to be considered a people. That will happen before 65 years are over.

For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. And within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered from being a people.

The chief city of Aram is Damascus, the chief of Damascus is Rezin( within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people),

For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin( now within another sixty five years Ephraim will be broken to pieces, so that it is no longer a people),

For the head of Syria is Damascus, And the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be broken, So that it will not be a people.

For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken in pieces, so that it shall not be a people:

The head of Aram is Damascus, the head of Damascus is Rezin( within 65 years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people),

For the head of Syria[ is] Damascus, and the head of Damascus[ is] Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.

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.

For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty- five years Ephraim shall be broken in pieces, so that it shall not be a people.

This message came to me concerning Damascus:“ Look, the city of Damascus will disappear! It will become a heap of ruins.The towns of Aroer will be deserted. Flocks will graze in the streets and lie down undisturbed, with no one to chase them away.The fortified towns of Israel will also be destroyed, and the royal power of Damascus will end. All that remains of Syria will share the fate of Israel’s departed glory,” declares the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

There he divided his men and attacked during the night. Kedorlaomer’s army fled, but Abram chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.

So they approached Zerubbabel and the other leaders and said,“ Let us build with you, for we worship your God just as you do. We have sacrificed to him ever since King Esarhaddon of Assyria brought us here.”

Then he placed several army garrisons in Damascus, the Aramean capital, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money. So the Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

Then the king of Assyria invaded the entire land, and for three years he besieged the city of Samaria.Finally, in the ninth year of King Hoshea’s reign, Samaria fell, and the people of Israel were exiled to Assyria. They were settled in colonies in Halah, along the banks of the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.This disaster came upon the people of Israel because they worshiped other gods. They sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them safely out of Egypt and had rescued them from the power of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.They had followed the practices of the pagan nations the Lord had driven from the land ahead of them, as well as the practices the kings of Israel had introduced.The people of Israel had also secretly done many things that were not pleasing to the Lord their God. They built pagan shrines for themselves in all their towns, from the smallest outpost to the largest walled city.They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles at the top of every hill and under every green tree.They offered sacrifices on all the hilltops, just like the nations the Lord had driven from the land ahead of them. So the people of Israel had done many evil things, arousing the Lord’s anger.Yes, they worshiped idols, despite the Lord’s specific and repeated warnings.Again and again the Lord had sent his prophets and seers to warn both Israel and Judah:“ Turn from all your evil ways. Obey my commands and decrees— the entire law that I commanded your ancestors to obey, and that I gave you through my servants the prophets.”But the Israelites would not listen. They were as stubborn as their ancestors who had refused to believe in the Lord their God.They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and they despised all his warnings. They worshiped worthless idols, so they became worthless themselves. They followed the example of the nations around them, disobeying the Lord’s command not to imitate them.They rejected all the commands of the Lord their God and made two calves from metal. They set up an Asherah pole and worshiped Baal and all the forces of heaven.They even sacrificed their own sons and daughters in the fire. They consulted fortune tellers and practiced sorcery and sold themselves to evil, arousing the Lord’s anger.Because the Lord was very angry with Israel, he swept them away from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained in the land.But even the people of Judah refused to obey the commands of the Lord their God, for they followed the evil practices that Israel had introduced.The Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel. He punished them by handing them over to their attackers until he had banished Israel from his presence.For when the Lord tore Israel away from the kingdom of David, they chose Jeroboam son of Nebat as their king. But Jeroboam drew Israel away from following the Lord and made them commit a great sin.And the people of Israel persisted in all the evil ways of Jeroboam. They did not turn from these sinsuntil the Lord finally swept them away from his presence, just as all his prophets had warned. So Israel was exiled from their land to Assyria, where they remain to this day.

For before this child is old enough to say‘ Papa’ or‘ Mama,’ the king of Assyria will carry away both the abundance of Damascus and the riches of Samaria.”

Soon Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. And the Lord said to Hosea,“ Name your daughter Lo ruhamah—‘ Not loved’— for I will no longer show love to the people of Israel or forgive them.But I will show love to the people of Judah. I will free them from their enemies— not with weapons and armies or horses and charioteers, but by my power as the Lord their God.”After Gomer had weaned Lo ruhamah, she again became pregnant and gave birth to a second son.And the Lord said,“ Name him Lo ammi—‘ Not my people’— for Israel is not my people, and I am not their God.“ Yet the time will come when Israel’s people will be like the sands of the seashore— too many to count! Then, at the place where they were told,‘ You are not my people,’ it will be said,‘ You are children of the living God.’