Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 7:3
3Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub1 to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,
Isaiah 7:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear–jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;
- New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out, you and your son Shear-Jashub, to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord said to Isaiah, "Go out to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-jashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Washer's Field.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out now to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-Jashub your son, at the end of the aqueduct from the upper pool, on the highway to the Fuller’s Field,
Context of Isaiah 7:3
1Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city. 2When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind. Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field, 4and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah. 5For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָה֮ אֶֽל־יְשַׁעְיָהוּ֒ צֵא־נָא֙ לִקְרַ֣את אָחָ֔ז אַתָּ֕ה וּשְׁאָ֖ר יָשׁ֣וּב בְּנֶ֑ךָ אֶל־קְצֵ֗ה תְּעָלַת֙ הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה אֶל־מְסִלַּ֖ת שְׂדֵ֥ה כוֹבֵֽס׃Read the interlinear
- Then the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֫הוּyesha‛yâh yesha‛yâhû · IsaiahH3470
- Go outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- Go outנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
- with your sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- Shear-jashubשְׁאָר יָשׁוּבshe'âr yâshûb · Shear-jashubH7610
- to meetקָרָאqârâ' · to encounter: meetH7122
- Ahazאָחָז'âchâz · AhazH271
- Ahazאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
- the endקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
- of the aqueductתְּעָלָהte‛âlâh · conduitH8585
- the upperעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · highH5945
- poolבְּרֵכָהberêkâh · poolH1295
- the roadמְסִלָּהmesillâh · highwayH4546
- to the Launderer’sכָּבַסkâbas · Washer'sH3526
- Fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · Field (of the Launderer)H7704
Cross-references for Isaiah 7:3
- Exodus 7:15Go to Pharaoh in the morning as you see him walking out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.
- Jeremiah 19:2and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you,
- Jeremiah 22:1This is what the LORD says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there,
- Isaiah 6:13And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”
- Isaiah 10:21A remnant will return—a remnant of Jacob— to the Mighty God.
- Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
- Romans 9:27Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
- Isaiah 36:2And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
- 2 Kings 18:17Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
- 2 Kings 20:20As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
Commentaries on Isaiah 7:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Now - נא na, is omitted by two MSS., the Septuagint, Syriac, Arabic, and Vulgate.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Then said the Lord - In regard to the purposes for which Isaiah was sent to meet Ahaz, and the reason why this place was selected, see the Analysis of the chapter. Thou and Shear-ashub - The meaning of the name “Shear-jashub” is, the remnant shall return.‘ The names which Isaiah gave to his sons were significant or emblematic of some important events which were to occur to the Jews. They were for “signs” to the people, and had been given in order to keep…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The aqueduct was a place where political negotiations took place later during Hezekiah’s reign (see Isaiah 36:2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Go forth--out of the city, to the place where Ahaz was superintending the works for defense and the cutting off of the water supply from the enemy, and securing it to the city. So Is 22:9; 2Ch 32:4. Shearjashub--that is, A remnant shall return (Is 6:13). His very name (compare Is 7:14; Is 8:3) was a standing memorial to Ahaz and the Jews that the nation should not, notwithstanding the general calamity (Is 7:17-25; Is 8:6-8), be utterly destroyed (Is…Read the comment
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- 1. Isaiah 7:3 Shear-jashub means a remnant shall return. ↩
Commentaries on Isaiah 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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