Isaiah 7:12
And Ahaz saith, 'I do not ask nor try Jehovah.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
In Context
11'Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God, Make deep the request, or make [it] high upwards.'
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:16'Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah;
2 Chronicles 28:22And in the time of his distress — he addeth to trespass against Jehovah, (this king Ahaz),
Malachi 3:15And now, we are declaring the proud happy, Yea, built up have been those doing wickedness, Yea they have tempted God, and escape.'
1 Corinthians 10:9neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;
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 →