Isaiah 7:15

Curds and honey, shall he eat, by the time that he knoweth to refuse the bad and choose the good;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

In Context

14Wherefore let My Lord Himself give you a sign,—Lo! a Virgin, being with child and giving birth to a son, thou wilt call his name Immanuel.

16for before the boy knoweth to refuse the bad and choose the good, forsaken shall be the land, at which, thou, art alarmed, of the presence of both her kings.

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Cross References

Psalms 51:5Lo! in iniquity, was I brought forth, And, in sin, did my mother conceive me.

Amos 5:15Hate wrong, and love right, and station, Justice, in the gate,—Peradventure, Yahweh, God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

Luke 1:35And answering, the messenger said unto her—The Holy Spirit, shall come upon thee, and, the power of the Most High, shall overshadow thee; wherefore, even that which is to be born, Holy, shall be called, Son of God.

Luke 2:52And, Jesus, went on advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.

Philippians 1:9And, this, I pray—that, your love, may be, yet more and more, pre-eminent in personal knowledge and all perception,

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 →

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