Isa 7:2 | NETfull | STEP | It was reported to the family of David, “Syria has allied with Ephraim.” They and their people were emotionally shaken, just as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.

Isaiah 7:2

2 It was reported to the family ^{▼▼ Heb “house.” In this context the “house of David” includes King Ahaz, his family, and the royal court. See also Jer 21:12; Zech 12:7–8, 10, 12, for a similar use of the phrase.} of David, “Syria has allied with ^{▼▼ Heb “rests upon.” Most understand the verb as נוּחַ (nuakh, “rest”), but HALOT 685 s.v. II נחה proposes that this is a hapax legomenon which means “stand by.”} Ephraim.” They and their people were emotionally shaken, just as the trees of the forest shake before the wind. ^{▼▼ Heb “and his heart shook and the heart of his people shook, like the shaking of the trees of the forest before the wind.” The singular pronoun “his” is collective, referring to the Davidic house/family. לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) here refers to the seat of the emotions.}