Isaiah 7
War against Jerusalem
1Now it came about in the days of aAhaz, the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that bRezin the king of Aram and cPekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but dcould not ▼▼ Lit fight against
conquer it. 2When it was reported to the fhouse of David, saying, “The Arameans ▼▼ Lit has settled down on
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hhave camped in iEphraim,” his heart and the hearts of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake ▼▼ Lit from before
with the wind. 3Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out now to meet Ahaz, you and your son ▼▼ I.e. a remnant shall return
Shear-jashub, at the end of the lconduit of the upper pool, on the highway to the ▼▼ I.e. laundryman’s
fuller’s field, 4and say to him, ‘Take care and be ncalm, have no ofear and pdo not be fainthearted because of these two stubs of smoldering qfirebrands, on account of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and the rson of Remaliah. 5‘Because sAram, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has planned evil against you, saying, 6“Let us go up against Judah and ▼▼ Lit cause it a sickening dread
terrorize it, and make for ourselves a breach in ▼▼ Lit it
its walls and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it,” 7thus says the Lord ▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
God: w“It shall not stand nor shall it come to pass. 8“For the head of Aram is xDamascus and the head of Damascus is Rezin (now within another 65 years Ephraim will be shattered, so that it is no longer a people), 9and the head of Ephraim is Samaria and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. yIf you will not believe, you surely shall not ▼▼ Or be established
last.”’” The Child Immanuel
10Then the Lord spoke again to Ahaz, saying, 11“Ask a aasign for yourself from the Lord your God; ▼▼ So with the versions; M.T. make the request deep or high
make it deep as Sheol or high as ▼▼ Lit heights
heaven.” 12But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!” 13Then he said, “Listen now, O adhouse of David! Is it too slight a thing for you to try the patience of men, that you will aetry the patience of afmy God as well? 14“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, aga ▼▼ Or maiden
virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name ▼▼ I.e. God is with us
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ajImmanuel. 15“He will eat akcurds and honey ▼▼ Lit with respect to his knowing
at the time He knows enough to refuse evil and choose good. 16 am“For before the boy will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, anthe land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken. Trials to Come for Judah
17“The Lord will bring on you, on your people, and on your father’s house such days as have never come since the day that aoEphraim separated from Judah, the apking of Assyria.” 18In that day the Lord will aqwhistle for the fly that is in the ▼▼ Or mouth of the rivers; i.e. the Nile Delta
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asremotest part of the rivers of Egypt and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 19They will all come and settle on the steep ▼▼ Or wadis
ravines, on the auledges of the cliffs, avon all the thorn bushes and on all the ▼▼ Or pastures
watering places. 20In that day the Lord will axshave with a ayrazor, azhired from regions beyond bathe ▼▼ Lit River
Euphrates (that is, with the king of Assyria), the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard. 21Now in that day a man may keep alive a bcheifer and a pair of sheep; 22and because of the abundance of the milk produced he will eat curds, for everyone that is left within the land will eat bdcurds and honey. 23And it will come about in that day, bethat every place where there used to be a thousand vines, valued at a thousand shekels of silver, will become bfbriars and thorns. 24People will come there with bows and arrows because all the land will be briars and thorns. 25As for all the hills which used to be cultivated with the hoe, you will not go there for fear of briars and thorns; but they will become a place for ▼▼ Lit sending
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bhpasturing oxen and for sheep to trample.
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