Isaiah 7
7
Reassurance Regarding a Threat
1Now it came about in the days of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah, son of Remaliah of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.
2When it was reported to the house of David saying: “Aram is camped in Ephraim,” his heart as well as the heart of his people shook like the trees of the forest shaking with the wind.
3Then Adonai said to Isaiah: “Go out now to meet Ahaz—you and Shear-jashub your son, at the end of the aqueduct from the upper pool, in the highway of the fullers’ field;
4and say to him, ‘Keep calm and be quiet. Do not fear nor be faint-hearted because of these two stubs of smoldering firebrands, because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, nor of the son of Remaliah,
5because Aram has plotted harm against you, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah saying,
6“Let us go up against Judah, terrorize it, divide it for ourselves, and appoint Tabeel’s son as king in the midst of it.”
7Thus says Adonai Elohim: “It will not stand, nor will it occur.
8For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within 65 years Ephraim will be broken and not be a people.
9The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If you do not trust, you will not stand.”
The Sign of Immanuel
10Then Adonai spoke again to Ahaz saying,
11“Ask for a sign from Adonai your God—from the depths of Sheol or the heights of Heaven.”
12But Ahaz said, “I won’t ask—I wouldn’t test Adonai!”
13Then he said, “Hear now, house of David! Is it a small thing for you to weary men? Will you also weary my God?
14Therefore Adonai Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive. When she is giving birth to a son, she will call his name Immanuel.
15He will be eating curds and honey by the time he knows to refuse evil and choose good.
16For before the boy knows to refuse evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned.
17Adonai will bring—on you, on your people and on your father’s house such days as have never come since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—the king of Assyria!
18In that day Adonai will whistle for the fly at the source of the Nile of Egypt and for the bee in the land of Assyria.
19Then they will come, all of them— and will settle in the steep wadis and in the clefts of the cliffs and in all the thorn bushes and in all the watering holes.
20In that day Adonai will shave— with a razor hired beyond the River— with the king of Assyria— the head and the hair of the legs, and even clip off the beard.
21In that day it will be that a man will rear a calf and two sheep,
22and from the abundant milk they give, he will eat curds— for anyone left in the land will eat curds and honey.
23In that day it will be that every place where there were 1,000 vines worth 1,000 silver shekels will become briers and thorns.
24With arrows and bows one will come there, since all the land will become briers and thorns.
25As for all the hills that were tilled with the hoe—you will not go there for fear of briers and thorns. Instead it will be for grazing of oxen and roaming 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 Rezin king of Aram, along with Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel, waged war against Jerusalem, # 2Kg 15:25,37; 16:5 but he could not succeed. 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 # Lit Aram has rested upon Ephraim, his heart and the hearts of his people trembled like trees of a forest shaking in the wind.
3Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub # 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 Fuller’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 stubs of firebrands, 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 us 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 # Lit For the head of Aram is Damascus,
the head of Damascus is Rezin
(within 65 years
Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people),
9the head of Ephraim is Samaria,
and the head 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 — from the depths of Sheol to the heights of 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 # In Hb, the word you is pl a sign: The virgin will conceive, # Or virgin is pregnant, will have a son, and name him Immanuel. # = 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 butter # 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 the house of your father, such a time as has never been since Ephraim separated from Judah # 1Kg 12:16 — the king of Assyria # 2Ch 28:20; Is 8:7-8; 10:5-6 is coming.”
18On that day # Is 27:12
the Lord will whistle # Is 5:25 to the fly
that is at the farthest streams of the Nile
and to the bee that is 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 head, the hair on the legs, and to remove the beard as well.
21On that day
a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,
22and from the abundant milk they give
he will eat butter,
for every survivor in the land will eat butter and honey. # Is 8:15
23And on that day
every place where there were 1,000 vines,
worth 1,000 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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