Isaiah 7
7
1And it came to pass in the days of Achaz [he has grasped] the son of Toram [Yehovah is Perfect], the son of ‘Uziyah [my strength is Yehovah], king of Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised], [that] Retzin [firm] the king of Aram (Syria) [exalted], and Pekach [opened] the son of Remalyahu [protected by Yehovah], king of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], went up toward Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace] to war against it, but could not prevail against it.
2And it was told the house of David [beloved], saying, Aram (Syria) [exalted] is confederate with Efrayim [Doubly Fruitful]. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
3Then said the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) unto Yesha’yahu [Yehovah has saved], Go forth now to meet Achaz [he has grasped], youi, and Sh’ar Yashuv [a remnant shall return] youri son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the Launderers’ Field;
4And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Retzin [firm] with Aram (Syria) [exalted], and of the son of Remalyahu [protected by Yehovah].
5Because Aram (Syria) [exalted], Efrayim [Doubly Fruitful], and the son of Remalyahu [protected by Yehovah], have taken evil counsel against youi, saying,
6Let us go up against Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised], and vex it, and let us make a breach (breaking forth; a break; opening, inlet) in it for us, and set a king in the midst of it, [even] the son of Tav’el [God is good]:
7Thus says the Lord-Adonai [Greatest Above All Things] GOD-Yehōvih (THE FATHER), It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.
8For the head of Aram (Syria) [exalted] [is] Dammesek (Damascus) [silent is the sackcloth weaver], and the head of Dammesek (Damascus) [silent is the sackcloth weaver] [is] Retzin [firm]; and within sixty-five years shall Efrayim [Doubly Fruitful] be broken, that it be not a people.
9And the head of Efrayim [Doubly Fruitful] [is] Shomron [watch mountain], and the head of Shomron [watch mountain] [is] Remalyahu [protected by Yehovah]’s son. If you2f will not believe (have faith), surely you2f shall not be established.
10Moreover the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) spoke again unto Achaz [he has grasped], saying,
11Ask youi a sign of the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) youri God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered]; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
12But Achaz [he has grasped] said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate).
13And he said, Hear you2f now, O house of David [beloved]; [Is it] a small thing for you to weary men, but will you2f weary my God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] also?
14Therefore the Lord-Adonai (The Father) [Greatest Above All Things] himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanu’El (With Us is The Creator God).
15Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
16For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that youi abhor shall be forsaken of both her kings.
17The Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) shall bring upon youi, and upon youri people, and upon youri father’s house, days that you have not known, from the day that Efrayim [Doubly Fruitful] departed from Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised]; [even] the king of Ashur [the level plain] (the land of the sons of Shem (name, renown (great reputation; being well-known))).
18And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) shall hiss for the fly that [is] in the uttermost part of the rivers of Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place], and for the bee that [is] in the land of Ashur [the level plain] (the land of the sons of Shem (name, renown (great reputation; being well-known))).
19And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.
20In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, [namely], by them beyond the river, by the king of Ashur [the level plain] (the land of the sons of Shem (name, renown (great reputation; being well-known))), the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
21And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
22And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk [that] they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall everyone eat that is left in the land.
23And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand pieces of silver, it shall [even] be for briers and thorns.
24With arrows and with bows shall [men] come there; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.
25And [on] all hills that shall be excavated with the hoe, there shall not come there the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of sheep.
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Isaiah 7
7
The Message to Ahaz
1This took place during the reign of Ahaz, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah king of Judah:#Is 1:1 Aram’s King Rezin and Israel’s King Pekah son of Remaliah went to fight against Jerusalem,#2Kg 15:25,37; 16:5 but they were not able to conquer it.
2When it became known to the house of David#Is 7:13; 9:7; 16:5; 22:9,22; 29:1; 37:35; 38:5; 55:3 that Aram had occupied Ephraim,#Is 8:12; 9:9 the heart of Ahaz#7:2 Lit Aram has rested upon Ephraim, his heart and the hearts of his people trembled like trees of a forest shaking in the wind.
3The Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub#7:3 = A Remnant Will Return#Is 8:3,18 to meet Ahaz at the end of the conduit of the upper pool,#2Kg 18:17; Is 36:2 by the road to the Launderer’s Field. 4Say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Don’t be afraid or cowardly#Gn 15:1; Ex 14:13; 20:20; Nm 14:9; Dt 20:3; 31:6; Jos 10:8,25; Is 10:24; 35:4; 41:14 because of these two smoldering sticks, the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and the son of Remaliah. 5For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted harm against you. They say, 6‘Let’s go up against Judah, terrorize it, and conquer it for ourselves. Then we can install Tabeel’s son as king in it.’”
7This is what the Lord God says:
It will not happen; it will not occur.#Is 8:10
8The chief city of Aram is Damascus,
the chief of Damascus is Rezin
(within sixty-five years
Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people),
9the chief city of Ephraim is Samaria,
and the chief of Samaria is the son of Remaliah.
If you do not stand firm in your faith,
then you will not stand at all.
The Immanuel Prophecy
10Then the Lord spoke again to Ahaz: 11“Ask for a sign#2Kg 19:29; Is 37:30; 38:7–8; 55:13 from the Lord your God — it can be as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven.”
12But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask. I will not test the Lord.”
13Isaiah#Mt 3:3; 12:17 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?#Is 1:14; 43:24; Jr 15:6; 20:9; Mal 2:17 14Therefore, the Lord himself will give you#7:14 In Hb, the word you is pl a sign: See, the virgin will conceive,#7:14 Or virgin is pregnant, will have a son, and name him Immanuel.#7:14 = God With Us#Is 8:8,10; Mt 1:23; Lk 1:31 15By the time he learns to reject what is bad and choose what is good,#Dt 1:39 he will be eating curds#7:15 Or sour milk and honey.#Ex 3:8; 2Sm 17:29; Is 7:22; 8:15 16For 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. 17The Lord will bring on you, your people, and your father’s house such a time as has never been since Ephraim separated from Judah:#1Kg 12:16 He will bring the king of Assyria.”#2Ch 28:20; Is 8:7–8; 10:5–6
18On that day#Is 27:12
the Lord will whistle#Is 5:25 to flies
at the farthest streams of the Nile
and to bees in the land of Assyria.
19All of them will come and settle
in the steep ravines, in the clefts of the rocks,#Is 2:19; Jr 16:16
in all the thornbushes, and in all the water holes.
20On that day the Lord will use a razor#2Kg 18:13–16; Is 24:1; Ezk 5:1–4 hired from beyond the Euphrates River — the king of Assyria#Is 8:7; 11:15; Jr 2:18 — to shave the hair on your heads, the hair on your legs, and even your beards.
21On that day
a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,
22and from the abundant milk they give
he will eat curds,
for every survivor in the land will eat curds and honey.#Is 8:15
23And on that day
every place where there were a thousand vines,
worth a thousand pieces of silver,
will become thorns and briers.#Is 5:6
24A man will go there with bow and arrows
because the whole land will be thorns and briers.
25You will not go to all the hills
that were once tilled with a hoe,
for fear of the thorns and briers.
Those hills will be places for oxen to graze
and for sheep to trample.
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