^7:4Tell him, ‘Make sure you stay calm!⁹ Don’t be afraid! Don’t be intimidated¹⁰ by these two stubs of smoking logs,¹¹ or by the raging anger of Rezin, Syria, and the son of Remaliah.

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Footnotes

9 Heb “guard yourself and be quiet,” but the two verbs should be coordinated.
10 Heb “and let not your heart be weak”; “neither let thy heart be faint.”
11 The derogatory metaphor indicates that the power of Rezin and Pekah is ready to die out.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And say to him, ‘Be careful, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands, at the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria and the son of Remaliah.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Say to him, ‘Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood—because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Don’t be afraid or cowardly because of these two smoldering sticks, the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and the son of Remaliah.

NLTNew Living Translation

Tell him to stop worrying. Tell him he doesn’t need to fear the fierce anger of those two burned-out embers, King Rezin of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And you must say to him, ‘Take heed and be quiet! You must not fear, and your heart must not be faint because of these two stumps of smoldering firebrands, because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and the son of Remaliah.

KJV 1900King James Version

And say unto him,

Take heed, and be quiet;

Fear not, neither be fainthearted

For the two tails of these smoking firebrands,

For the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

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