Yeshayah (Isaiah) 7
7
1And it came to be in the days of Aḥaz son of Yotham, son of Uzziyahu, sovereign of Yehuḏah, that Retsin sovereign of Aram and Peqaḥ son of Remalyahu, sovereign of Yisra’ĕl, went up to Yerushalayim to fight against it, but could not prevail against it.
2And it was reported to the house of Dawiḏ, saying, “Aram has set up camp in Ephrayim.” And his heart and the heart of his people were moved as the trees of the forest are moved with the wind.
3And יהוה said to Yeshayahu, “Go out now to meet Aḥaz, you and She’ar-Yashuḇ your son, at the end of the channel of the upper pool, on the highway of the Launderer’s Field,
4and say to him, ‘Take heed, and be calm; do not fear or be faint-hearted for these two stubs of smoking firebrands, for the fierce displeasure of Retsin and Aram, and the son of Remalyahu.
5Because Aram, Ephrayim, and the son of Remalyahu have plotted evil against you, saying,
6“Let us go up against Yehuḏah and tear it apart, and break it open for ourselves, and set a sovereign over them, the son of Taḇe’ĕl.”
7Thus said the Master יהוה, “It is not going to stand, nor shall it take place.
8“For the head of Aram is Dammeseq, and the head of Dammeseq is Retsin. And within sixty-five years Ephrayim is to be broken as a people.
9“And the head of Ephrayim is Shomeron, and the head of Shomeron is the son of Remalyahu. If you do not believe, you are not steadfast.” ’ ”
10And יהוה spoke again to Aḥaz, saying,
11“Ask a sign for yourself from יהוה your Elohim; make deep the request or make it high.”
12But Aḥaz said, “I do not ask nor try יהוה!”
13And he said, “Hear now, O house of Dawiḏ! Is it not enough that you weary men, that you weary my Elohim also?
14“Therefore יהוה Himself gives you a sign: Look, the ‘almah’#Virgin/young woman. See Explanatory Notes "Maiden" conceives and gives birth to a son, and shall call His Name Immanu’ĕl.#Ěl with us.
15“He eats curds and honey when He knows to refuse evil and choose the good.
16“For before the child knows to refuse evil and choose the good, the land that you dread is to be forsaken by both her sovereigns.
17“יהוה brings on you and your people and your father’s house days that have not come since the day that Ephrayim turned away from Yehuḏah – the sovereign of Ashshur.”
18And it shall be in that day that יהוה whistles for the fly that is in the farthest part of the rivers of Mitsrayim, and for the bee that is in the land of Ashshur.
19And they shall come, and all of them shall rest in the steep ravines and in the clefts of the rocks, and on all weeds and in all pastures.
20In that day יהוה shall shave with a razor hired beyond the River – with the sovereign of Ashshur – the head and the hair of the legs, and also remove the beard.
21And it shall be in that day that a man keeps alive a young cow and two sheep.
22And it shall be, that he shall eat curds because of the plenty milk he gets, for everyone left in the land shall eat curds.
23And it shall be in that day, every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand sheqels of silver, let it be for thornbushes and weeds.
24With arrows and bows one shall go there, because all the land shall be thornbushes and weeds.
25And to all the hills which were tilled with the hoe, you do not go for fear of thornbushes and weeds; but it shall be for sending oxen to, and a place for sheep to roam.
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Isaiah 7
7
A Message to Ahaz
1Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram #7:1 That is, Syria marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
2When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim,#7:2 Or had set up camp in Ephraim, that is, the northern kingdom of Israel the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.
3Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub #7:3 Shear-jashub means a remnant shall return. to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field, 4and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah. 5For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying: 6‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it #7:6 Hebrew split it open among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’ 7But this is what the Lord GOD says:
‘It will not arise;
it will not happen.
8For the head of Aram is Damascus,
and the head of Damascus is Rezin.
Within sixty-five years
Ephraim will be shattered as 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 Sign of Immanuel
(Matthew 1:18–25)
10Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, 11“Ask for a sign from the Lord your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”
12But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the Lord.”
13Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well? 14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin #7:14 Or young woman will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.#7:14 Immanuel means God with us; literally and she will call His name Immanuel; DSS and His name will be called Immanuel or and he will call His name Immanuel; LXX you will call His name Immanuel; cited in Matthew 1:23. 15By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey. 16For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
Judgment to Come
(Micah 1:1–7)
17The Lord will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”
18On that day the Lord will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria.
19And they will all come and settle
in the steep ravines and clefts of the rocks,
in all the thornbushes and watering holes.
20On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates #7:20 Hebrew the River—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well. 21On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep, 22and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.
23And on that day, in every place that had a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels of silver,#7:23 Hebrew a thousand of silver; that is, approximately 25.1 pounds or 11.4 kilograms of silver only briers and thorns will be found. 24Men will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns. 25For fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe; they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample.
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