Isaiah 7
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Isaiah Sent to King Ahaz
1In the days of #ch. 1:1 Ahaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, #2 Kgs. 15:37; 16:5Rezin the king of Syria and #2 Kgs. 15:37; 16:5Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but could not yet mount an attack against it. 2When the house of David was told, #[ch. 8:12] “Syria is in league with#7:2 Hebrew Syria has rested upon #ch. 9:9Ephraim,” the heart of Ahaz#7:2 Hebrew his heart and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.
3And the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out to meet Ahaz, you and #[ch. 8:3, 18] Shear-jashub#7:3 Shear-jashub means A remnant shall return your son, at the end of #ch. 36:2; 2 Kgs. 18:17the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Washer’s Field. 4And say to him, #[ch. 8:12] ‘Be careful, #[Ex. 14:13] be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two #[Amos 4:11; Zech. 3:2] smoldering stumps of firebrands, at the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria and #ver. 1the son of Remaliah. 5Because Syria, with Ephraim and #[See ver. 4 above]the son of Remaliah, has devised evil against you, saying, 6“Let us go up against Judah and terrify it, and let us conquer it#7:6 Hebrew let us split it open for ourselves, and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it,” 7thus says the Lord God:
# ch. 8:10 “‘It shall not stand,
and it shall not come to pass.
8For the head of Syria is #Gen. 14:15Damascus,
and the head of Damascus is Rezin.
And within sixty-five years
Ephraim will be shattered from being a people.
9And the head of Ephraim is Samaria,
and the head of Samaria is #ver. 1 the son of Remaliah.
# [2 Chr. 20:20] If you#7:9 The Hebrew for you is plural in verses 9, 13, 14 are not firm in faith,
you will not be firm at all.’”
The Sign of Immanuel
10Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz: 11“Ask #See 2 Kgs. 19:29a sign of the Lord your#7:11 The Hebrew for you and your is singular in verses 11, 16, 17 God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” 12But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” 13And he#7:13 That is, Isaiah said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you #ch. 43:24weary my God also? 14Therefore the #ch. 37:30; 38:7, 8 Lord himself will give you a sign. #ch. 9:6; Cited Matt. 1:23; [Luke 1:31, 34] Behold, the #Gen. 24:43 (Heb.); Ex. 2:8 (Heb.); Ps. 68:25 (Heb.); Prov. 30:19 (Heb.) virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name #ch. 8:8, 10Immanuel.#7:14 Immanuel means God is with us 15He shall eat #ver. 22curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. 16#[ch. 8:4] For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be #ch. 6:12deserted. 17#ch. 8:7; [2 Chr. 28:20] The Lord will bring upon you and upon your people and upon your father’s house such days as have not come since the day that #1 Kgs. 12:16Ephraim departed from Judah—the king of Assyria!”
18In that day the Lord will #ch. 5:26whistle for the fly that is at the end of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 19And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines, and #ch. 2:19; Jer. 13:4; 16:16in the clefts of the rocks, and on all the thornbushes, and on all the pastures.#7:19 Or watering holes, or brambles
20In that day #ch. 24:1; See 2 Kgs. 18:13-16 the Lord will #Ezek. 5:1 shave with a razor that is #[ch. 10:5, 15] hired beyond #ch. 8:7; 11:15the River#7:20 That is, the Euphrates—with the king of Assyria—the head and the hair of the feet, and it will sweep away the beard also.
21 # [ch. 5:17] In that day a man will keep alive a young cow and two sheep, 22and because of the abundance of milk that they give, he will eat curds, for everyone who is left in the land will eat #ver. 15curds and honey.
23In that day every place where there used to be a thousand vines, worth a thousand shekels#7:23 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams of silver, will become #ch. 5:6briers and thorns. 24#[Judg. 5:11]With bow and arrows a man will come there, for all the land will be briers and thorns. 25#ch. 32:13, 14 And as for all the hills that used to be hoed with a hoe, you will not come there for fear #[See ver. 23 above]of briers and thorns, but they will become a place where cattle are let loose and where sheep tread.
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Isaiah 7
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1In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. 2David’s house was told, “Syria is allied with Ephraim.” His heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest tremble with the wind.
3Then Yahweh said to Isaiah, “Go out now to meet Ahaz, you, and Shearjashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway of the fuller’s field. 4Tell him, ‘Be careful, and keep calm. Don’t be afraid, neither let your heart be faint because of these two tails of smoking torches, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. 5Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have plotted evil against you, saying, 6“Let’s go up against Judah, and tear it apart, and let’s divide it among ourselves, and set up a king within it, even the son of Tabeel.” 7This is what the Lord Yahweh says: “It shall not stand, neither shall it happen.” 8For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim shall be broken in pieces, so that it shall not be a people. 9The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If you will not believe, surely you shall not be established.’”
10Yahweh spoke again to Ahaz, saying, 11“Ask a sign of Yahweh your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.”
12But Ahaz said, “I won’t ask. I won’t tempt Yahweh.”
13He said, “Listen now, house of David. Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God also? 14Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.#7:14 “Immanuel” means “God with us”. 15He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil and choose the good. 16For before the child knows to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you abhor shall be forsaken. 17Yahweh will bring on you, on your people, and on your father’s house days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah, even the king of Assyria.
18It will happen in that day that Yahweh will whistle for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 19They shall come, and shall all rest in the desolate valleys, in the clefts of the rocks, on all thorn hedges, and on all pastures.
20In that day the Lord will shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard.
21It shall happen in that day that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep. 22It shall happen, that because of the abundance of milk which they shall give he shall eat butter, for everyone will eat butter and honey that is left within the land.
23It will happen in that day that every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels,#7:23 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, so 1000 shekels is about 10 kilograms or 22 pounds. will be for briers and thorns. 24People will go there with arrows and with bow, because all the land will be briers and thorns. 25All the hills that were cultivated with the hoe, you shall not come there for fear of briers and thorns; but it shall be for the sending out of oxen, and for sheep to tread on.”
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