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but will you also weary my God? The Lord Himself will give you this sign...

A virgin will conceive and bear a son, and name Him Immanuel (God with us). By the time He is old enough to eat butter and honey, He will already know how to refuse evil and choose good.

But before this, Samaria and Damascus will both have their kings removed.

The house of Israel will see days of despair unknown since the time that Ephraim left Judah, for the Lord will bring the king of Assyria upon you, upon your people and your father's house.

In that day (a type for the last days), the Lord will call in armies from the outer parts of Egypt and Assyria who will come quickly like flies and bees. They will settle in the desolate valleys and caves near the water holes where thorns and bushes grow.

In one day, the Lord will hire the king of Assyria as a razor, who will come from beyond the river to humble the house of Israel.

After this destruction, the righteous will still be able to feed their animals. In Zion, there will be an abundance of milk, and all who are left in the land will eat butter and honey.

In that day, all the places of Babylon that used to flourish with crops and vegetation will be dried up and become a place for briars and thorns. In those places, men will hunt with bows and arrows, searching for food.

All the hills that were once plowed and cultivated will not produce food because of the drought. The land will only be good for hungry oxen and cattle to wander over in search for food."


Isaiah's words about invasion in spite of alliances...
(compare 2 Nephi, chapter 18)

The Lord said to me,