Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 7:17
17The Lord will bring on you, your people, and your father’s house such a time as has never been since Ephraim separated from Judah: He will bring the king of Assyria.”
Isaiah 7:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah—he will bring the king of Assyria.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)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 Ephraim departed from Judah—the king of Assyria!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord will bring the king of Assyria upon you and your people and your father’s house—days that have not come since the day that Ephraim departed from Judah.”
Context of Isaiah 7:17
15By the time he learns to reject what is bad and choose what is good, he will be eating curds and honey. 16For before the boy knows to reject what is bad and choose what is good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned. The Lord will bring on you, your people, and your father’s house such a time as has never been since Ephraim separated from Judah: He will bring the king of Assyria.” 18On that day the Lord will whistle to flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to bees in the land of Assyria. 19All of them will come and settle in the steep ravines, in the clefts of the rocks, in all the thornbushes, and in all the water holes.
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יָבִ֨יא יְהוָ֜ה עָלֶ֗יךָ וְעַֽל־עַמְּךָ֮ וְעַל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִיךָ֒ יָמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־בָ֔אוּ לְמִיּ֥וֹם סוּר־אֶפְרַ֖יִם מֵעַ֣ל יְהוּדָ֑ה אֵ֖ת מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- shall bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- upon thee, and upon thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and upon thy father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- that have not comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- that Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
- departedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
- from Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
Cross-references for Isaiah 7:17
- Isaiah 8:7the Lord will certainly bring against them the mighty rushing water of the Euphrates River — the king of Assyria and all his glory. It will overflow its channels and spill over all its banks.
- Isaiah 10:5Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger — the staff in their hands is my wrath.
- Isaiah 36:1In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, King Sennacherib of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
- Isaiah 37:1When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went to the Lord’s temple.
- 2 Kings 18:1In the third year of Israel’s King Hoshea son of Elah, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.
- 2 Kings 19:1When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the Lord’s temple.
- 2 Chronicles 28:19For the Lord humbled Judah because of King Ahaz of Judah, who threw off restraint in Judah and was unfaithful to the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 32:1After Hezekiah’s faithful deeds, King Sennacherib of Assyria came and entered Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities and intended to break into them.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11So he brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria. They captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
- 2 Chronicles 36:6Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked him and bound him in bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.
- Nehemiah 9:32So now, our God — the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God who keeps his gracious covenant — do not view lightly all the hardships that have afflicted us, our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all your people, from the days of the Assyrian kings until today.
- 1 Kings 12:16When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people answered him: What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Israel, return to your tents; David, now look after your own house! So Israel went to their tents,
- 2 Chronicles 10:16When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people answered the king: What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Israel, each to your tent; David, look after your own house now! So all Israel went to their tents.
Commentaries on Isaiah 7:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The Lord shall bring - The prophet having assured Ahaz that his kingdom should be free from the invasion that then threatened it, proceeds, however, to state to him that it would be endangered from another source. Thy father‘s house - The royal family - the princes and nobles. Days that have not come - Times of calamity that have not been equalled. From the day that Ephraim departed from Judah - From the time of the separation of the ten tribes from the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 Let those who will not believe the promises of God, expect to hear the alarms of his threatenings; for who can resist or escape his judgments? The Lord shall sweep all away; and whomsoever he employs in any service for him, he will pay. All speaks a sad change of the face of that pleasant land. But what melancholy change is there, which sin will not make with a people? Agriculture would cease. Sorrows of every kind will come upon all who…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Israel separated from Judah in 931 BC (see 1 Kings 12:19–20). He will bring the king of Assyria: Ahaz asked Assyria for help (2 Kings 16:8–9). However, Assyria later turned against him. Judah became a vassal state, which means it was forced to serve and pay tribute to Assyria.Read the comment
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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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