Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 7

1Nowוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961in the days thatבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117Ahazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jothamיוֹתָ֨םyo.TamH3147,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818, waskingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,Rezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758marched upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927to wage warלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389.He was accompanied by Pekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֤הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,but he couldיָכֹ֖לya.KholH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808overpowerלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898the cityעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.

2When it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֗דvai.yu.GadH5046to the houseלְבֵ֤יתle.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִד֙ לֵאמֹ֔רda.Vid le.MorH1732 H559that Aramאֲרָ֖ם עַל־'a.Ram 'al-H758 H5921was in league withנָ֥חָֽהNa.chahH5117Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,the heartsלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824of Ahazוּלְבַ֣בu.le.VavH3824and his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971trembledוַיָּ֤נַעvai.Ya.na'H5128like treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086in the forestיַ֖עַר מִפְּנֵי־Ya.'ar mi.pe.nei-H3293 H6440shakenכְּנ֥וֹעַke.No.a'H5128by the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

3Then the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּ֒ye.sha'.ya.HuH3470, “Go outצֵא־ נָא֙tze'- na'H3318 H4994with your sonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121Shear-jashubH7610to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Ahazאָחָ֔ז אַתָּ֕ה'a.Chaz 'a.TahH271 H859atאֶל־'el-H413the endקְצֵ֗הke.TzehH7097of the aqueductתְּעָלַת֙te.'a.LatH8585that feedsthe upperהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295,onאֶל־'el-H413the roadמְסִלַּ֖תme.si.LatH4546to the Launderer’sכוֹבֵֽס׃kho.VesH3526Fieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704,

4and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to himאֵ֠לָיו'E.lavH413:Calm downהִשָּׁמֵ֨רhi.sha.MerH8104and be quietוְהַשְׁקֵ֜טve.hash.KetH8252.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372or disheartenedוּלְבָבְךָ֙ אַל־ יֵרַ֔ךְu.le.va.ve.Kha 'al- ye.RakhH3824 H408 H7401over theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twoמִשְּׁנֵ֨יmi.she.NeiH8147smolderingהָעֲשֵׁנִ֖יםha.'a.she.NimH6226stubsזַנְב֧וֹתzan.VotH2180of firewoodהָאוּדִ֛יםha.'u.DimH181—over the fierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֛ף'afH639of Rezinרְצִ֥יןre.TzinH7526and Aramוַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758and of the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425.

5Forיַ֗עַן כִּֽי־Ya.'an ki-H3282 H3588Aramאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758,along with Ephraimאֶפְרַ֥יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֖הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,has plottedיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289your ruinעָלֶ֛יךָ רָעָ֑ה'a.Lei.kha ra.'AhH7451 H5921,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

6‘Let us invadeנַעֲלֶ֤הna.'a.LehH5927Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063,terrorize itוּנְקִיצֶ֔נָּהu.ne.ki.Tze.nahH6973,and divide itוְנַבְקִעֶ֖נָּהve.nav.ki.'E.nahH1234among ourselvesאֵלֵ֑ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413.Then we can installמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Tabealטָֽבְאַֽל׃ סTa.ve.'AlH2870over itבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432אֵ֖ת'etH853as kingוְנַמְלִ֥יךְve.nam.LikhH4427.’

7But this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: ‘It will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808ariseתָק֖וּםta.KumH6965;it will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808happenתִֽהְיֶֽה׃Tih.YehH1961.

8Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of Aramאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758is Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834, andthe headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218of Damascusדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834is Rezinרְצִ֑יןre.TzinH7526.Withinוּבְע֗וֹדu.ve.'odH5750sixty-fiveשִׁשִּׁ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙shi.Shim ve.cha.MeshH8346 H2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669will be shatteredיֵחַ֥תye.ChatH2865as a peopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971.

9The headוְרֹ֤אשׁve.RoshH7218of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669is Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and the headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218of Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111is the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֑הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425.Ifאִ֚ם'imH518you do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808stand firm in your faithתַאֲמִ֔ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539,thenכִּ֖יkiH3588you will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808stand at allתֵאָמֵֽנוּ׃ סte.'a.Me.nuH539.’”

The Sign of Immanuel

(Matthew 1:18–25)

10Againוַיּ֣וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11“Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592fora signא֔וֹת'otH226fromמֵעִ֖םme.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, whetherfrom the depthsהַעְמֵ֣קha'.MekH6009of Sheolשְׁאָ֔לָהshe.'A.lahH7585orא֖וֹ'oH176the heightsהַגְבֵּ֥הַּhag.Be.ahH1361of heavenלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.”

12But Ahazאָחָ֑ז'a.ChazH271repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will notלֹא־lo'-H3808askאֶשְׁאַ֥ל'esh.'AlH7592;I will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808testאֲנַסֶּ֖ה'a.na.SehH5254אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

13Then Isaiah saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֖אna'H4994,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732!Is it not enoughהַמְעַ֤טham.'AtH4592to try the patienceהַלְא֣וֹתhal.'otH3811of menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י'a.na.Shim kiH582 H3588אֶת־'et-H853?Will you try the patienceתַלְא֖וּtal.'UH3811of my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430as wellגַּ֥םgamH1571?

14Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Himselfה֛וּאhu'H1931will giveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414youa signא֑וֹת'otH226:Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the virginהָעַלְמָ֗הha.'al.MahH5959will be with childהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030and give birthוְיֹלֶ֣דֶתve.yo.Le.detH3205to a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and will callוְקָרָ֥אתve.ka.RatH7121Himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034ImmanuelH6005.

15By the time He knowsלְדַעְתּ֛וֹle.da'.ToH3045enoughto rejectמָא֥וֹסma.'osH3988evilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451and chooseוּבָח֥וֹרu.va.ChorH977goodבַּטּֽוֹב׃ba.TovH2896,He will be eatingיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398curdsחֶמְאָ֥הchem.'AhH2529and honeyוּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.VashH1706.

16Forכִּ֠יkiH3588beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962the boyהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288knowsיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045enoughto rejectמָאֹ֥סma.'OsH3988evilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451and chooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977goodבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896,the landהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834of the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147kingsמְלָכֶֽיהָ׃me.la.Khei.haH4428youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859dreadקָ֔ץ מִפְּנֵ֖יKatz mi.pe.NeiH6973 H6440will be laid wasteתֵּעָזֵ֤בte.'a.ZevH5800.

Judgment to Come

(Micah 1:1–7)

17The LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will bringיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935on youעָלֶ֗יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921and onוְעַֽל־ve.'al-H5921your peopleעַמְּךָ֮'a.me.KhaH5971and onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of your fatherאָבִיךָ֒'a.vi.KhaH1a timeיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834unlikeלֹא־ בָ֔אוּlo'- Va.'uH3808 H935any sincethe dayלְמִיּ֥וֹםle.mi.YomH3117Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם מֵעַ֣ל'ef.Ra.yim me.'AlH669 H5921separatedסוּר־sur-H5493from Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063אֵ֖ת'etH853—He will bringthe kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ'a.ShurH804.”

18וְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will whistleיִשְׁרֹ֤קyish.RokH8319to the fliesלַזְּב֔וּבla.ze.VuvH2070אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834at the farthestבִּקְצֵ֖הbik.TzehH7097streamsיְאֹרֵ֣יye.'o.ReiH2975of the Nileמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and to the beesוְלַ֨דְּבוֹרָ֔הve.La.de.vo.RahH1682אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19And they will allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935and settleוְנָח֤וּve.na.ChuH5117in the steepהַבַּתּ֔וֹתha.ba.TotH1327ravinesבְּנַחֲלֵ֣יbe.na.cha.LeiH5158and cleftsוּבִנְקִיקֵ֖יu.vin.ki.KeiH5357of the rocksהַסְּלָעִ֑יםha.se.la.'ImH5553,in allוּבְכֹל֙u.ve.KholH3605the thornbushesהַנַּ֣עֲצוּצִ֔יםha.Na.'a.tzu.TzimH5285andוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605watering holesהַנַּהֲלֹלִֽים׃ha.na.ha.lo.LimH5097.

20On thatהַה֡וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136will use a razorבְּתַ֨עַרbe.Ta.'arH8593hiredהַשְּׂכִירָ֜הha.se.khi.RahH7917from beyondבְּעֶבְרֵ֤יbe.'ev.ReiH5676the Euphratesנָהָר֙na.HarH5104—the kingבְּמֶ֣לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804אֶת־'et-H853—to shaveיְגַלַּ֣חye.ga.LachH1548your headהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218and the hairוְשַׂ֣עַרve.Sa.'arH8181of your legsהָרַגְלָ֑יִםha.rag.La.yimH7272,and to removeתִּסְפֶּֽה׃ סtis.PehH5595your beardהַזָּקָ֖ןha.za.KanH2206as wellוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853.

21וְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961On thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376will raiseיְחַיֶּה־ye.chai.yeh-H2421a young cowעֶגְלַ֥ת בָּקָ֖ר'eg.Lat ba.KarH5697 H1241and twoוּשְׁתֵּי־u.she.tei-H8147sheepצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629,

22and fromוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961the abundanceמֵרֹ֛בme.RoH7230of milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461they giveעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213,he will eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398curdsחֶמְאָ֑הchem.'AhH2529;forכִּֽי־ki-H3588allכָּל־kol-H3605who remainהַנּוֹתָ֖רha.no.TarH3498inבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will eatיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398curdsחֶמְאָ֤הchem.'AhH2529and honeyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706.

23And on thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961יִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961,in everyכָל־khol-H3605placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834hadיִֽהְיֶה־ שָּׁ֛םyih.yeh- shamH1961 H8033a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505vinesגֶּ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612worth a thousandבְּאֶ֣לֶףbe.'E.lefH505shekelsof silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,only briersלַשָּׁמִ֥ירla.sha.MirH8068and thornsוְלַשַּׁ֖יִתve.la.Sha.yitH7898will be foundיִֽהְיֶֽה׃Yih.YehH1961.

24Men will goיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935thereשָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahH8033with bowוּבַקֶּ֖שֶׁתu.va.Ke.shetH7198and arrowבַּחִצִּ֥יםba.chi.TzimH2671,forכִּי־ki-H3588the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will beתִּֽהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961covered withכָל־khol-H3605briersשָׁמִ֥ירsha.MirH8068and thornsוָשַׁ֖יִתva.Sha.yitH7898.

25For fearיִרְאַ֖תyir.'AtH3374of the briersשָׁמִ֣ירsha.MirH8068and thornsוָשָׁ֑יִתva.Sha.yitH7898,you will no longerלֹֽא־lo'-H3808traverseתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935שָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033the hillsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834once tilledוְכֹ֣ל יֵעָ֣דֵר֔וּןve.Khol ye.'A.de.RunH5737 H3605by the hoeבַּמַּעְדֵּר֙ba.ma'.DerH4576;they will becomeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961placesfor oxenשׁ֔וֹרShorH7794to grazeלְמִשְׁלַ֣חle.mish.LachH4916and sheepשֶֽׂה׃ פSehH7716to trampleוּלְמִרְמַ֖סu.le.mir.MasH4823.

The Sign of Immanuel

(Matthew 1:18–25)

Judgment to Come

(Micah 1:1–7)

Commentaries on Isaiah 7