⁵ (Therefore the Lord gave Israel ^(A)a savior, so that they escaped from the hand of the Syrians, and the people of Israel lived in ^(B)their homes as formerly.

^27 (A)Therefore you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who made them suffer. ^(B)And in the time of their suffering they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven, and according to your great mercies you gave them ^(C)saviors who saved them from the hand of their enemies.

^27 (A)But the Lord had not said that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, so he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

^25 (A)He restored the border of Israel ^(B)from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of ^(C)the Arabah, according to the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant ^(D)Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from ^(E)Gath-hepher.

²⁵ Then Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again from Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities ^(A)that he had taken from Jehoahaz his father in war. ^(B)Three times Joash defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel.

¹¹ For ^(A)unto you is born this day in ^(B)the city of David ^(C)a Savior, who is ^(D)Christ ^(E)the Lord.

^20 (A)It will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry to the Lord because of oppressors, ^(B)he will send them a savior and defender, and deliver them.

² In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord your God said to you, ^(A)‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’”