Isaiah 7:10-17

The Sign of Immanuel

10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, 11 "Ask a a sign of the Lord your 1 God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven." 12 But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test." 13 And he 2 said, "Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you b weary my God also? 14 Therefore the c Lord himself will give you a sign. d Behold, the e virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name f Immanuel. 3 15 He shall eat g curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. 16 h For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be i deserted. 17 j The Lord will bring upon you and upon your people and upon your father's house such days as have not come since the day that k Ephraim departed from Judah - the king of Assyria."

  1. Cross References
    2 Kings 19:29
    And this shall be the sign for you: this year eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs of the same. Then in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 43:24
    You have not bought me sweet cane with money, or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins; you have wearied me with your iniquities.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 37:30
    And this shall be the sign for you: this year you shall eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs from that. Then in the third year sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
    Isaiah 38:7 - 8
    This shall be the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he has promised:
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 9:6
    For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
    Matthew 1:23
    Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel" (which means, God with us).
    Luke 1:31
    And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
    Luke 1:34
    And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?
  5. Cross References
    Genesis 24:43
    Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, "Please give me a little water from your jar to drink.
    Exodus 2:8
    And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." So the girl went and called the child's mother.
    Psalms 68:25
    The singers in front, the musicians last, between them virgins playing tambourines:
    Proverbs 30:19
    The way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a virgin.
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 8:8
    And it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the neck, and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.
    Isaiah 8:10
    Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 7:22
    And because of the abundance of milk that they give, he will eat curds, for everyone who is left in the land will eat curds and honey.
  8. Cross References
    Isaiah 8:4
    For before the boy knows how to cry 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be carried away before the king of Assyria.
  9. Cross References
    Isaiah 6:12
    And the Lord removes people far away, and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.
  10. Cross References
    Isaiah 8:7
    Therefore, behold, the Lord is bringing up against them the waters of the River, mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory. And it will rise over all its channels and go over all its banks.
    2 Chronicles 28:20
    So Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him.
  11. Cross References
    1 Kings 12:16
    And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, "What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David." So Israel went to their tents.
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