Isaiah 7:12
But Achaz said, I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
In Context
11Ask thee a sign from the Lord thy God; ask it in the depth, or high up above.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:16Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
2 Chronicles 28:22And in the time that he distressed him, became he yet more faithless against the Lord,—yea, he, king Achaz;
Malachi 3:15And now we call the presumptuous happy: yea, built up are those that practise wickedness; yea, they have even tempted God and are [yet] suffered to escape.
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 →