Isaiah 7:11
'Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God, Make deep the request, or make [it] high upwards.'
Young's Literal Translation
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 Jehovah addeth to speak unto Ahaz, saying:
12And Ahaz saith, 'I do not ask nor try Jehovah.'
Cross References
Judges 6:40And God doth so on that night, and there is drought on the fleece alone, and on all the earth there hath been dew.
2 Kings 19:29And this to thee [is] the sign, Food of the year [is] the spontaneous growth, And in the second year the self-produced, And in the third year sow ye, and reap, And plant vineyards, and eat their fruits.
Isaiah 37:30— And this to thee [is] the sign, Food of the year [is] self-sown grain, And in the second year the spontaneous growth, And in the third year, sow ye and reap, And plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
Isaiah 38:22And Hezekiah saith, 'What [is] the sign that I go up to the house of Jehovah!'
Jeremiah 19:10'And thou hast broken the bottle before the eyes of the men who are going with thee,
Matthew 12:38Then answered certain of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, 'Teacher, we will 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 →