Isaiah 7:5

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have purposed evil against thee, saying,

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In The King James Version

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

In Context

4And say to him, Take heed, and be quiet. Fear not, nor let thy heart be faint, because of these two tails of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

6Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach in it for us, and set up a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeel,

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Cross References

Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against LORD, and against his anointed, [saying],

Nahum 1:11He has gone forth out of thee, who devises evil against LORD, who counsels wickedness.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 7:2-10

The Distress of Ahaz; Comfort Administered to Ahaz. ( b. c. 740.) 1 And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. 2 And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind. 3 Then said the… Read the whole commentary →

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