Isaiah 7:11
Ask thee a sign from the Lord thy God; ask it in the depth, or high up above.
Leeser Tanakh
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
10And the Lord continued to speak unto Achaz, saying,
12But Achaz said, I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord.
Cross References
Judges 6:40And God did so that night; and it was dry upon the fleece alone, and on all the ground there was dew.
2 Kings 19:29And this shall be unto thee the sign, Ye shall eat this year what groweth of itself, and in the second year what springeth up after the same; and in the third year sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
Isaiah 37:30And this shall be unto thee the sign, Ye shall eat this year what groweth of itself, and in the second year what springeth after the same; and in the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
Isaiah 38:22And Hezekiah had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?
Jeremiah 19:10Then shalt thou break the bottle before the eyes of the men that are going with thee.
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 →