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Isaiah 7:15
15Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.
Isaiah 7:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
- New International Version (NIV)He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right,
- English Standard Version (ESV)He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Curds and honey He shall eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good.
Context of Isaiah 7:15
13And he said, Hear then, house of David: Is it a small matter for you to weary men, that ye weary also my God? 14Therefore will the Lord himself give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and shall bring forth a son, and call his name Immanuel. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good. 16For before the child knoweth to refuse the evil and to choose the good, the land whose two kings thou fearest shall be forsaken. 17Jehovah will bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days which have not come since the day when Ephraim turned away from Judah — [even] the king of Assyria.
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חֶמְאָ֥ה וּדְבַ֖שׁ יֹאכֵ֑ל לְדַעְתּ֛וֹ מָא֥וֹס בָּרָ֖ע וּבָח֥וֹר בַּטּֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 7:15
- Isaiah 7:22and it shall come to pass, from the abundance of milk they shall give, [that] he shall eat butter; for every one that remaineth in the midst of the land shall eat butter and honey.
- Matthew 3:4And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.
- Psalms 51:5Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
- Amos 5:15Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
- Luke 1:35And the angel answering said to her, [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God.
- Luke 2:40And the child grew and waxed strong [in spirit], filled with wisdom, and God's grace was upon him.
- Romans 12:9Let love be unfeigned; abhorring evil; cleaving to good:
- Philippians 1:9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,
Commentaries on Isaiah 7:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15That he may know "When he shall know" - "Though so much has been written on this important passage, there is an obscurity and inconsequence which still attends it, in the general run of all the interpretations given to it by the most learned. And this obscure incoherence is given to it by the false rendering of a Hebrew particle, viz., ל le, in לדעתו ledato . This has been generally rendered, either 'that he may know,' or 'till he know.' It is capable of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Butter and honey - The word rendered “butter” (חמאה chem'âh ), denotes not butter, but thick and curdled milk. This was the common mode of using milk as an article of food in the East, and is still. In no passage in the Old Testament does butter seem to be meant by the word. Jarchi says, that this circumstance denotes a state of plenty, meaning that the land should yield its usual increase notwithstanding the threatened invasion. Eustatius on this place…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 Secret disaffection to God is often disguised with the colour of respect to him; and those who are resolved that they will not trust God, yet pretend they will not tempt him. The prophet reproved Ahaz and his court, for the little value they had for Divine revelation. Nothing is more grievous to God than distrust, but the unbelief of man shall not make the promise of God of no effect; the Lord himself shall give a sign. How great soever your…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16By the time He knows enough: The crisis with the alliance of Syria and Israel against Judah occurred in 734 BC. By 732 BC, Damascus, the capital of Syria, was destroyed. Israel, the northern kingdom, was also defeated. to reject evil and choose good: This was to happen by age 12, when a child was considered an adult. In 722 BC, Israel went into exile. He will be eating curds and honey: The land would lose so many people that food would become easy to…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Butter--rather, curdled milk, the acid of which is grateful in the heat of the East (Job 20:17). honey--abundant in Palestine (Jud 14:8; 1Sa 14:25; Mt 3:4). Physicians directed that the first food given to a child should be honey, the next milk [Barnabas, Epistle]. Horsley takes this as implying the real humanity of the Immanuel Jesus Christ, about to be fed as other infants (Lu 2:52). Is 7:22 shows that besides the fitness of milk and honey for…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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