Isaiah 7:12
And Achaz said: I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
In Context
11Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God either unto the depth of hell, or unto the height above.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:16Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God, as thou temptedst him in the place of temptation.
2 Chronicles 28:22Moreover also in the time of his distress he increased contempt against the Lord: king Achaz himself by himself,
Malachi 3:15Wherefore now we call the proud people happy, for they that work wickedness are built up, and they have tempted God and are preserved.
1 Corinthians 10:9Neither let us tempt Christ: as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 7:11-17
The Promise of Immanuel. ( b. c. 740.) 10 Moreover the Lord spake again unto Ahaz, saying, 11 Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. 12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord . 13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. 15 Butter and… Read the whole commentary →