Isaiah 7:13-15
Good News Translation
13 To that Isaiah replied, “Listen, now, descendants of King David. It's bad enough for you to wear out the patience of people—do you have to wear out God's patience too? 14 (A)Well then, the Lord himself will give you a sign: a young woman[a] who is pregnant will have a son and will name him ‘Immanuel.’[b] 15 By the time he is old enough to make his own decisions, people will be drinking milk and eating honey.[c]
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- Isaiah 7:14 The Hebrew word here translated “young woman” is not the specific term for “virgin,” but refers to any young woman of marriageable age. The use of “virgin” in Mt 1.23 reflects a Greek translation of the Old Testament, made some 500 years after Isaiah.
- Isaiah 7:14 This name in Hebrew means “God is with us.”
- Isaiah 7:15 These foods were associated with the earlier days of Israel's history.
Isaiah 7:13-15
New International Version
13 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David!(A) Is it not enough(B) to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience(C) of my God(D) also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you[a] a sign:(E) The virgin[b](F) will conceive and give birth to a son,(G) and[c] will call him Immanuel.[d](H) 15 He will be eating curds(I) and honey(J) when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 7:14 The Hebrew is plural.
- Isaiah 7:14 Or young woman
- Isaiah 7:14 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls son, and he or son, and they
- Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel means God with us.
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