1 Jerusalem is besieged. 4 Isaiah comforteth the king. 14 Christ is promised.

And in the days of (A)Ahaz, the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah king of Judah, Rezin the king of [a]Aram [b]came up, and Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel, to Jerusalem to fight against it, but he could not overcome it.

And it was told the house of [c]David, saying, Aram is joined with [d]Ephraim: therefore his heart was [e]moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest are moved by the wind.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 7:1 Or, Syria.
  2. Isaiah 7:1 To wit, the second time: for in the first battle Ahaz was overcome.
  3. Isaiah 7:2 Meaning, the King’s house.
  4. Isaiah 7:2 That is, Israel, because that tribe was the greatest, Gen. 48:19.
  5. Isaiah 7:2 For fear.

The Sign of Immanuel

When Ahaz(A) son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin(B) of Aram(C) and Pekah(D) son of Remaliah(E) king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it.

Now the house of David(F) was told, “Aram has allied itself with[a] Ephraim(G)”; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken,(H) as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 7:2 Or has set up camp in