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Isaiah 7
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7 1 Jerusalem is besieged. 4 Isaiah comforteth the king. 14 Christ is promised.

1 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.

2 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.

3 ¶ Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz (thou and [f]Shear-Jashub thy son) at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, in the path of the fuller’s field,

4 And say unto him, Take heed, and be still: fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking [g]firebrands, for the furious wrath of Rezin and of Aram, and of Remaliah’s son,

5 Because Aram hath taken wicked counsel against thee, and Ephraim and Remaliah’s son, saying,

6 Let us go up against Judah, and let us waken them up, and make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst thereof, even the son of [h]Tabel.

7 Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it be.

8 For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin: and within five and [i]threescore years, Ephraim shall be destroyed from being a people.

9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye believe not, surely ye shall not be established.

10 ¶ And the Lord spake again unto Ahaz, saying,

11 Ask [j]a sign for thee of the Lord thy God: ask it either in the depth beneath, or in the height above.

12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I [k]tempt the Lord.

13 Then he said, Hear you now, O house of David, is it a small thing for you to grieve [l]men, that ye will also grieve my God?

14 Therefore the Lord [m]himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and she shall call his name [n]Immanuel.

15 [o]Butter and honey shall he eat, till he have knowledge to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.

16 For afore the [p]child shall have knowledge to eschew the evil, and to choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest, shall be forsaken of both her kings.

17 The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy Father’s house (the days that are not come from the day that [q]Ephraim departed from Judah) even the King of [r]Assyria.

18 And in that day shall the Lord hiss for the [s]fly that is at the uttermost parts of the floods of Egypt, and for the Bee which is in the land of Assyria,

19 And they shall come and shall light all in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorny places, and upon all bushy [t]places.

20 In that day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, even by them beyond the River, by the King of Assyria, the head and the hair of the [u]feet, and it shall consume the beard.

21 And in the same day shall a man [v]nourish a young cow, and two sheep.

22 And for the [w]abundance of milk, that they shall give, he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall everyone eat, which is left within the land.

23 And at the same day every place, wherein shall be a thousand vines, shall be at a thousand pieces of silver: so it shall be for the briers and for the thorns.

24 With arrows and with [x]bow shall one come thither: because all the land shall be briers and thorns.

25 But on [y]all the mountains, which shall be dug with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but they shall be for the sending out of bullocks, and for the treading of sheep.

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.
  6. Isaiah 7:3 That is to say, the rest shall return, which name Isaiah gave his son, to signify that the rest of the people should return out of their captivity.
  7. Isaiah 7:4 Which have but a little smoke and shall quickly be quenched.
  8. Isaiah 7:6 Which was an Israelite, and as seemeth, enemy to the house of David.
  9. Isaiah 7:8 Counting from the five and twentieth year of the reign of Uzziah, at what time Amos prophesied this thing, and now Isaiah confirmeth that the Israelites should be led into perpetual captivity, which thing came to pass within 20 years after that Isaiah did this message.
  10. Isaiah 7:11 For the confirmation of this thing that thine enemies shall be destroyed and thou preserved.
  11. Isaiah 7:12 Not to believe God’s word without a sign, is to tempt God, but to refuse a sign when God offereth it for the aid and help of our infirmity, is to rebel against him.
  12. Isaiah 7:13 You think you have to do with men, when ye contemn God’s messengers: but it is God against whom you bend yourselves.
  13. Isaiah 7:14 Forasmuch as thou art unworthy, the Lord for his own promise sake will give a sign, which shall be that Christ the Savior of his Church, and the effect of all signs and miracles shall be revealed.
  14. Isaiah 7:14 Or, God with us, which name can agree to none, but to him that is both God and man.
  15. Isaiah 7:15 Meaning, that Christ is not only God, but man also, because he shall be nourished as other men until the age of discretion.
  16. Isaiah 7:16 Not meaning Christ, but any child: for before a child can come to the years of discretion, the kings of Samaria and Syria shall be destroyed.
  17. Isaiah 7:17 Since the time that the twelve Tribes rebelled under Rehoboam.
  18. Isaiah 7:17 In whom thou hast put thy trust.
  19. Isaiah 7:18 Meaning, the Egyptians: for by reason the country is hot and moist, it is full of flies, as Assyria is full of bees.
  20. Isaiah 7:19 Signifying, that no place shall be free from them.
  21. Isaiah 7:20 That is, that which is from the belly downward: meaning, that he would destroy both great and small.
  22. Isaiah 7:21 He that before had a great number of cattle, shall be content with one cow and two sheep.
  23. Isaiah 7:22 The number of men shall be so small, that a few beasts shall be able to nourish all abundantly.
  24. Isaiah 7:24 As they that go to seek wild beasts among the bushes.
  25. Isaiah 7:25 The mountains contrary to their wont, shall be tilled by such as shall flee to them for succor.
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Isaiah 7
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The Sign of Immanuel

7 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.

2 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.

3 Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out, you and your son Shear-Jashub,[b](I) to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.(J) 4 Say to him, ‘Be careful, keep calm(K) and don’t be afraid.(L) Do not lose heart(M) because of these two smoldering stubs(N) of firewood—because of the fierce anger(O) of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.(P) 5 Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah’s(Q) son have plotted(R) your ruin, saying, 6 “Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it.” 7 Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says:(S)

“‘It will not take place,
    it will not happen,(T)
8 for the head of Aram is Damascus,(U)
    and the head of Damascus is only Rezin.(V)
Within sixty-five years
    Ephraim will be too shattered(W) to be a people.
9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria,(X)
    and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah’s son.
If you do not stand(Y) firm in your faith,(Z)
    you will not stand at all.’”(AA)

10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, 11 “Ask the Lord your God for a sign,(AB) whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.(AC)”

12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put the Lord to the test.(AD)”

13 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David!(AE) Is it not enough(AF) to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience(AG) of my God(AH) also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you[c] a sign:(AI) The virgin[d](AJ) will conceive and give birth to a son,(AK) and[e] will call him Immanuel.[f](AL) 15 He will be eating curds(AM) and honey(AN) when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, 16 for before the boy knows(AO) enough to reject the wrong and choose the right,(AP) the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.(AQ) 17 The Lord will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away(AR) from Judah—he will bring the king of Assyria.(AS)”

Assyria, the Lord’s Instrument

18 In that day(AT) the Lord will whistle(AU) for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.(AV) 19 They will all come and settle in the steep ravines and in the crevices(AW) in the rocks, on all the thornbushes(AX) and at all the water holes. 20 In that day(AY) the Lord will use(AZ) a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River(BA)—the king of Assyria(BB)—to shave your head and private parts, and to cut off your beard(BC) also.(BD) 21 In that day,(BE) a person will keep alive a young cow and two goats.(BF) 22 And because of the abundance of the milk they give, there will be curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds(BG) and honey.(BH) 23 In that day,(BI) in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels,[g](BJ) there will be only briers and thorns.(BK) 24 Hunters will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers(BL) and thorns. 25 As for all the hills(BM) once cultivated by the hoe, you will no longer go there for fear of the briers and thorns;(BN) they will become places where cattle are turned loose and where sheep run.(BO)

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 7:2 Or has set up camp in
  2. Isaiah 7:3 Shear-Jashub means a remnant will return.
  3. Isaiah 7:14 The Hebrew is plural.
  4. Isaiah 7:14 Or young woman
  5. Isaiah 7:14 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls son, and he or son, and they
  6. Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel means God with us.
  7. Isaiah 7:23 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms
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