Isaiah 7:3-5

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³ Then the Lord told Isaiah, “You and your son Shear-Jashub [^Cthe name means “a remnant will return”] should go and meet Ahaz at the ·place where the water flows into [end of the aqueduct/conduit of] the upper pool, on the road ·to the field where people do their laundry [or that goes to Launderer’s Field/^Tthe fuller’s field]. ⁴ Tell Ahaz, ‘Be careful. Be ·calm [quiet] and don’t ·worry [fear]. Don’t be afraid of the ·fierce [burning] anger of Rezin and Aram and the son of Remaliah [^CPekah; v. 1], because they are like two ·barely burning sticks that are ready to go out [^Lsmoldering stubs of firewood; ^Ctheir power would soon be extinguished; Damascus and Israel suffered defeat by the Assyrians in 732 bc; Israel went into exile in 722 bc]. ⁵ [^LBecause] Aram has ·plotted [planned evil] with ·Israel [^LEphraim; v. 2] and the son of Remaliah against you, saying,