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Isaiah 7:10-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 7:10-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Immanuel Prophecy
10 Then the Lord spoke again to Ahaz: 11 “Ask for a sign(A) from the Lord your God—from the depths of Sheol to the heights of heaven.”
12 But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask. I will not test the Lord.”
13 Isaiah(B) said, “Listen, house of David! Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men? Will you also try the patience of my God?(C) 14 Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you[a] a sign: The virgin will conceive,[b] have a son, and name him Immanuel.[c](D) 15 By the time he learns to reject what is bad and choose what is good,(E) he will be eating butter[d] and honey.(F) 16 For before the boy knows to reject what is bad and choose what is good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned. 17 The Lord will bring on you, your people, and the house of your father, such a time as has never been since Ephraim separated from Judah(G)—the king of Assyria(H) is coming.”
18 On that day(I)
the Lord will whistle(J) to the fly
that is at the farthest streams of the Nile
and to the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
19 All of them will come and settle
in the steep ravines, in the clefts of the rocks,(K)
in all the thornbushes, and in all the water holes.
20 On that day the Lord will use a razor(L) hired from beyond the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria(M)—to shave the head, the hair on the legs, and to remove the beard as well.
21 On that day
a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,
22 and from the abundant milk they give
he will eat butter,
for every survivor in the land will eat butter and honey.(N)
23 And on that day
every place where there were 1,000 vines,
worth 1,000 pieces of silver,
will become thorns and briers.(O)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 7:14 In Hb, the word you is pl
- Isaiah 7:14 Or virgin is pregnant, will
- Isaiah 7:14 = God With Us
- Isaiah 7:15 Or sour milk
Isaiah 7:10-23
New International Version
Isaiah 7:10-23
New International Version
10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, 11 “Ask the Lord your God for a sign,(A) whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.(B)”
12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put the Lord to the test.(C)”
13 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David!(D) Is it not enough(E) to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience(F) of my God(G) also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you[a] a sign:(H) The virgin[b](I) will conceive and give birth to a son,(J) and[c] will call him Immanuel.[d](K) 15 He will be eating curds(L) and honey(M) when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, 16 for before the boy knows(N) enough to reject the wrong and choose the right,(O) the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.(P) 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(Q) from Judah—he will bring the king of Assyria.(R)”
Assyria, the Lord’s Instrument
18 In that day(S) the Lord will whistle(T) for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.(U) 19 They will all come and settle in the steep ravines and in the crevices(V) in the rocks, on all the thornbushes(W) and at all the water holes. 20 In that day(X) the Lord will use(Y) a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River(Z)—the king of Assyria(AA)—to shave your head and private parts, and to cut off your beard(AB) also.(AC) 21 In that day,(AD) a person will keep alive a young cow and two goats.(AE) 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(AF) and honey.(AG) 23 In that day,(AH) in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels,[e](AI) there will be only briers and thorns.(AJ)
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.
- Isaiah 7:23 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms
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