Isaiah 7:12

And Ahaz said, I will not ask; I will not tempt Jehovah!

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

In Context

11“Ask thee a sign of Jehovah, thy God; Ask it from below, or in the height above!”

13Then he said, Hear ye now, O house of David! Is it too small a thing for you to weary men, That ye should weary my God also?

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Cross References

Malachi 3:15Therefore we call the proud happy; Yea, they that do wickedness are built up; Yea, they tempt God, and are delivered.”

1 Corinthians 10:9Nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and were destroyed 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 →

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