Isaiah 7:11
“Ask a sign of Yahweh your God; ask for it in the depths or in the height above.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
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
10The Lord spoke again to Ahaz, + 7:10 Instead of The Lord spoke , some versions have Yahweh spoke .
12But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, nor will I test Yahweh.”
Cross References
Judges 6:40God did what he asked for that night. The fleece was dry, and there was dew on all the ground around it.
2 Kings 19:29This will be the sign for you: 1 This year you will eat what grows wild, 2 and in the second year what grows from that. 1 But in the third year you must plant and harvest, 2 plant vineyards and eat their fruit. 1
Isaiah 37:30This will be the sign for you: 1 This year you will eat what grows wild, and in the second year what grows from that. 1 But in the third year you must plant and harvest, plant vineyards and eat their fruit. 1
Isaiah 38:22Hezekiah also had said, “What will be the sign that I should go up to the house of Yahweh?”
Jeremiah 19:10Then you will break the clay flask in the sight of the men who went with you.
Matthew 12:38Then certain scribes and Pharisees answered Jesus and said, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.”
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 →