Isaiah 9:7-9

New Catholic Bible

⁷ The Lord has sent forth his word against Jacob,
    and it has fallen on Israel.
^{8     [a]}All the people were aware of this,
    Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria,
    but they said in their arrogance and pride of heart,
⁹ “The bricks have fallen down,
    but we will rebuild with dressed stones.
The sycamores have been cut down,
    but we will replace them with cedars.”