Rotherham(i)
16 And it came to pass, as he spake unto him, that he said to him, To be, counselor to the king, have we appointed thee? forbear thou, wherefore should they smite thee? So the prophet forbare, and said––I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel, and sent unto Joash, son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu king of Israel, saying,––Come, let us look one another in the face! 18 And Joash king of Israel sent unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, A thistle that was in Lebanon, sent unto a cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Come! give thy daughter unto my son to wife,––but there passed by a beast of the field that was in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle. 19 Thou hast said–Lo! thou hast smitten the Edomites, and thy heart hath lifted thee up to display honour,–Now, abide in thine own house, wherefore shouldst thou engage in strife with Misfortune, and fall, thou and Judah with thee? 20 But Amaziah hearkened not, because, from God, it was, to the end he might deliver them up into [their enemies’] hand,––because they had sought the gods of Edom.
17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel, and sent unto Joash, son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu king of Israel, saying,––Come, let us look one another in the face! 18 And Joash king of Israel sent unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, A thistle that was in Lebanon, sent unto a cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Come! give thy daughter unto my son to wife,––but there passed by a beast of the field that was in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle. 19 Thou hast said–Lo! thou hast smitten the Edomites, and thy heart hath lifted thee up to display honour,–Now, abide in thine own house, wherefore shouldst thou engage in strife with Misfortune, and fall, thou and Judah with thee? 20 But Amaziah hearkened not, because, from God, it was, to the end he might deliver them up into [their enemies’] hand,––because they had sought the gods of Edom.