Isaiah 7:12
But Ahaz sayd, I wil not aske, neither will I tempt the Lord.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:16Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye did tempt him in Massah:
2 Chronicles 28:22And in ye time of his tribulation did he yet trespasse more against ye Lord, (this is King Ahaz)
Malachi 3:15Therefore wee count the proude blessed: euen they that worke wickednesse, are set vp, and they that tempt God, yea, they are deliuered.
1 Corinthians 10:9Neither let vs tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted him, and were destroyed of 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 →