Isaiah 7:12
But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, nor will I test Yahweh.”
Unlocked Literal 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 Yahweh your God; ask for it in the depths or in the height above.”
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:16You will not test Yahweh your God as you tested him at Massah.
2 Chronicles 28:22This same King Ahaz sinned even more against Yahweh in his time of suffering.
Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper, but they even test God and escape.'”
1 Corinthians 10:9Neither let us put Christ to the test, as many of them did and were destroyed by snakes.
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 →