Isaiah 7:11
“Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether as deep as where people are buried or as high as heaven.”
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
In Context
10Later the Lord sent another message to Ahaz,
12“No, I'm not going to ask,” Ahaz replied. “I refuse to put the Lord to the test.”
Cross References
Judges 6:40That night God did exactly that. The fleece alone was dry and the whole ground was covered with dew.
2 Kings 19:29“Hezekiah, this will be a sign to prove this is true: This year you'll eat what grows by itself. The second year you'll eat what grows from that. But in the third year you'll sow and reap, you'll plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Isaiah 37:30Hezekiah, this will be a sign to prove this is true: This year you'll eat what grows by itself. The second year you'll eat what grows from that. But in the third year you'll sow and reap, you'll plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Isaiah 38:22Hezekiah had asked, “What is the sign to confirm that I will go to the Lord's Temple?”
Jeremiah 19:10Then smash the jar in front of the people with you.
Matthew 12:38Then some of the religious teachers and Pharisees came to him and said, “Teacher, we want you to show us a miraculous sign.”
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 →