The Message to Ahaz

This took place during the reign of Ahaz, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah king of Judah:(A) Rezin king of Aram, along with Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel, waged war against Jerusalem,(B) but he could not succeed. When it became known to the house of David(C) that Aram had occupied Ephraim,(D) the heart of Ahaz[a] and the hearts of his people trembled like trees of a forest shaking in the wind.

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 7:2 Lit Aram has rested upon Ephraim, his heart

The Message to Ahaz

During the reign of Jotham’s son Ahaz, Uzziah’s grandson, king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Remaliah’s son Pekah, king of Israel, approached Jerusalem and waged war against it, but they[a] could not mount an attack against it. When it was reported to the house of David, “Aram has joined forces with Ephraim!” the[b] heart of the people of Ahaz[c] trembled like forest[d] trees in a windstorm.

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 7:1 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads he
  2. Isaiah 7:2 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read his
  3. Isaiah 7:2 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read his heart and the heart of his people
  4. Isaiah 7:2 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks forest