^{4 Ref} and say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither let thy heart be faint, because of these two tails of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

^{5 Ref} Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have purposed evil against thee, saying,

⁶ Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set up a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeel;

^{7 Ref} thus saith the Lord Jehovah, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

^{8 Ref} 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 is shall not be a people:

^{9 Ref} and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.