19 Pul+ the king of As·syrʹi·a+ came into the land. Consequently Menʹa·hem gave+ Pul a thousand talents of silver,+ that his hands might prove to be with him to strengthen the kingdom in his own hand.+

7 So Aʹhaz sent messengers to Tigʹlath-pil·eʹser+ the king of As·syrʹi·a, saying: “I am your servant+ and your son. Come up and save+ me out of the palm of the king of Syria and out of the palm of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.”

3 It was against him that Shal·man·eʹser+ the king of As·syrʹi·a+ came up, and Ho·sheʹa came to be his servant and began to pay tribute+ to him.

18 And now what concern should you have for the way of Egypt+ in order to drink the waters of Shiʹhor?*+ And what concern should you have for the way of As·syrʹi·a+ in order to drink the waters of the River?*

36 Why do you treat as very insignificant the changing of your way?+ Of Egypt, too, you will become ashamed,+ just as you became ashamed of As·syrʹi·a.+

 6 To Egypt+ we have given the hand;+ to As·syrʹi·a,+ in order to get satisfaction with bread.

28 “‘And you went on to prostitute yourself to the sons of As·syrʹi·a because there was no satisfying of you,+ and you kept prostituting yourself with them and also did not get satisfaction.

13 “And Eʹphra·im got to see his sickness, and Judah his ulcer.+ And Eʹphra·im proceeded to go to As·syrʹi·a+ and send to a great king.*+ But that one himself was unable to give healing to YOU people,+ and he could not take from YOU an ulcer with any cure.+

11 And Eʹphra·im proves to be like a simpleminded dove+ without heart.*+ To Egypt they have called;+ to As·syrʹi·a they have gone.+

9 For they themselves have gone up to As·syrʹi·a,+ as a zebra isolated to itself.+ In Eʹphra·im’s case, they have hired lovers.+