Isaiah 7:12
But Ahaz said,—I will not ask Nor will I put Yahweh to the proof.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
In Context
11Ask thee a sign, of Yahweh thy God,—Go down deep for a request, Or ascend on high!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:16Ye shall not put Yahweh your God to the proof,—as ye put him to the proof in Massah [that is, "The place of proving"].
2 Chronicles 28:22And, in the time of his distress, he yet further acted unfaithfully with Yahweh,—he, King Ahaz!
Malachi 3:15Now, therefore, we are pronouncing happy—the proud,—and, the doers of lawlessness have, even been built up, and, they who have put God to the proof, have even been delivered.
1 Corinthians 10:9Neither let us be putting the Lord to the test, as, some of them, put him to the test, and, by the serpents, were perishing;
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 →