¹⁰ But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ then we will go up, for the Lord has given them into our hand. And this shall be the sign to us.”

¹⁴ Let the young woman to whom I shall say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who shall say, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels’—let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. ^(A)By this^[a] I shall know that you have shown steadfast love to my master.”

⁷ Now when ^(A)these signs meet you, do what your hand finds to do, ^(B)for God is with you.

^11 (A)And you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp.” ^(B)Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outposts of the armed men who were in the camp.

¹¹ “Ask ^(A)a sign of the Lord your^[a] God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” ¹² But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” ¹³ And he^[b] said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you ^(B)weary my God also? ¹⁴ Therefore the ^(C)Lord himself will give you a sign. ^(D)Behold, the ^(E)virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name ^(F)Immanuel.^[c]

The Sign of the Fleece

^36 (A)Then Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said,