Isaiah 7:8 meaning and explanation

For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people.

Isaiah 7:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah speaks these words to King Ahaz of Judah, who is terrified because Aram and the northern kingdom of Ephraim have allied against him. The LORD's point is that these enemies are only human: Damascus is merely a city with a king, Rezin, and Samaria likewise.

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