28 In the year King Ahaz died, this message was revealed:
29 Don’t be so happy, all you Philistines,just because the club that beat you has been broken!For a viper will grow out of the serpent’s root,and its fruit will be a darting adder.
30 The poor will graze in my pastures;the needy will rest securely.But I will kill your root by famine;it will put to death all your survivors.
31 Wail, O city gate!Cry out, O city!Melt with fear, all you Philistines!For out of the north comes a cloud of smoke,and there are no stragglers in its ranks.
32 How will they respond to the messengers of this nation?Indeed, the Lord has made Zion secure;the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.