Isa 7 | ABEn | STEP | And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah king of Judah, ascended Rezin king of Aram, and Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, against Jerusalem to wage war with it, and they were not able to assault it.

Isaiah 7

CHAPTER 7 War Waged against Jerusalem

1 And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah king of Judah, ascended Rezin king of Aram, and Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, against Jerusalem to wage war with it, and they were not able to assault it. 2 And it was announced in the house of David, saying, [²joined in harmony ¹Aram] to Ephraim. And it startled his soul, and the soul of his people, in which manner [²in ³a grove ¹a tree ⁵by ⁶a wind ⁴is shaken]. 3 And the lord said to Isaiah, Go forth to meet with Ahaz, you and the one being left behind, Jasub your son, to the [²pool ¹upper] by way of the field of the fuller. 4 And you shall say to him, Guard to be still, and do not fear! nor your soul be weak from the two trees [²firebrands, ¹of these smoking]; for whenever the anger of my rage takes place, again I will heal. 5 And as far as the son of Aram, and the son of Remaliah, that they consulted [²counsel ¹wicked], saying, 6 We shall ascend unto Judea, and conversing together with them, we shall turn them to us, and we will give to reign over them the son of Tabeal. 7 Thus says the lord of Hosts, In no way should [²abide ¹this counsel], nor will it be so. 8 But the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; but yet sixty and five years [⁴will fail ¹the ²kingdom ³of Ephraim] from the people. 9 And the head of Ephraim, is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. And if you should not trust, neither should you perceive.

Immanuel

10 And the lord proceeded to speak to Ahaz, saying, 11 Ask for yourself a sign by the lord your God, in the depth, or in the height. 12 And Ahaz said, In no way shall I ask, nor shall I test the lord. 13 And he said, Hear indeed, O house of David! Is it a small thing to you [²a struggle ¹to furnish] to men, then how [³to the lord ¹do you furnish ²a struggle]? 14 On account of this, [³will give ¹the lord ²himself] to you a sign; behold, the virgin [²in ³the womb ¹will conceive], and shall bear a son, and you shall call his name Immanuel. 15 Butter and honey he shall eat, before he knows to prefer wicked or to choose the good. 16 For before [³knows ¹the ²male child] good or evil, in resisting persuasion of wickedness he chooses the good. And [³shall be abandoned ¹the ²land] which you fear of in front of the two kings. 17 But [²shall bring ³upon ⁴you ¹God], and upon your people, and upon the house of your father, days which [²not yet ¹have ³come] from which day Ephraim removed from Judah the king of the Assyrians. 18 And it will be in that day, the lord will whistle for the flies which shall dominate part of the river of Egypt, and for the bee which is in the place of the Assyrians. 19 And they shall come, and they shall all rest in the ravines of the place, and in the burrows of the rocks, and into the caves, and into every breach, and in every tree. 20 In that day the lord shall shave with the razor [⁵having been intoxicated ⁶from the other side ⁷of the ⁸river ³of the king ⁴of the Assyrians ¹the ²head], even the hairs of the feet, and [²the ³beard ¹he will remove]. 21 And it will be in that day, [²shall maintain ¹a man] a heifer of the oxen, and two sheep. 22 And it will be from the much drinking of milk [⁷butter ⁸and ⁹honey ⁶shall eat ¹every one ²being left behind ³upon ⁴the ⁵land]. 23 And it will be in that day that every place where ever might be a thousand grapevines worth a thousand shekels, they shall be uncultivated and for the thorn-bush. 24 With arrow and bow they shall enter there; for it is an uncultivated land, and the thorn-bush will be in all the land. 25 And every mountain being plowed shall be plowed; in no way shall [²come upon ³there ¹fear]; for it will be from the uncultivated land and thorn-bush a land for pastured sheep and for trampling of the ox.