Isaiah 7:12
וַיֹּאמֶר אָחָז לֹא ־ אֶשְׁאַל וְלֹֽא ־ אֲנַסֶּה אֶת ־ יְהוָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
In Context
11שְׁאַל ־ לְךָ אוֹת מֵעִם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הַעְמֵק שְׁאָלָה אוֹ הַגְבֵּהַּ לְמָֽעְלָה ׃
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:16לֹא תְנַסּוּ אֶת ־ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר נִסִּיתֶם בַּמַּסָּֽה ׃
2 Chronicles 28:22וּבְעֵת הָצֵר לוֹ וַיּוֹסֶף לִמְעוֹל בַּיהוָה הוּא הַמֶּלֶךְ אָחָֽז ׃
Malachi 3:15וְעַתָּה אֲנַחְנוּ מְאַשְּׁרִים זֵדִים גַּם ־ נִבְנוּ עֹשֵׂי רִשְׁעָה גַּם בָּחֲנוּ אֱלֹהִים וַיִּמָּלֵֽטוּ ׃
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 →