Isaiah 7:12
But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, neither will I tempt Adonai.”
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
In Context
11“Ask a sign of Adonai your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.”
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:16+ 6:16. Deut 6:16 (Deut 6:10-25) (#1.38): T. Not to test the word of Adonai / R. Not to test the prophet unduly nor excessively You shall not tempt Adonai your God, + 6:16. Quoted in Matt 4:7; Luke 4:12 as you tempted him in Massah [Testing].
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 →