Isaiah 7:11
Ask thou to thee a sign of thy Lord God, into the depth of hell, either into [the] height above. (Ask thou for a sign from the Lord thy God for thee, yea, from the depths of hell or from the lowest part of Sheol, or from the heights above.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
In Context
10And the Lord added to speak to Ahaz, and said,
12And Ahaz said, I shall not ask, and I shall not tempt the Lord.
Cross References
Judges 6:40And (so) the Lord did in that night, as Gideon asked; and dryness was in the fleece alone, and dew was in all the earth, (or and the next day, the fleece was dry, but there was dew on the ground all around it).
2 Kings 19:29Forsooth Hezekiah, this shall be a sign to thee; eat thou in this year that, that thou findest; forsooth in the second year, those things that grow by their own will; soothly in the third year, sow ye, and reap ye, and plant ye vineries, and eat the fruits of those.
Isaiah 37:30Forsooth to thee, Hezekiah, this shall be a sign; eat thou in this year those things that grow by their free will, and in the second year eat thou apples; but in the third year, sow ye, and reap ye, and plant ye vineries (or and plant ye vineyards), and eat ye the fruit of them.
Isaiah 38:22And Hezekiah said, What sign shall be, that I shall ascend into the house of the Lord? (And then Hezekiah had said, What shall be the sign, that I shall go up into the House of the Lord again?)
Jeremiah 19:10And thou shalt all-break the pottle before the eyes of the men, that shall go with thee. (And thou shalt break the jar in pieces, before those who shall go with thee.)
Matthew 12:38Then some of the scribes and the Pharisees answered to him, and said, Master, we will see a token of thee, (or Teacher, we desire to see a sign from thee).
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 →