God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 7:3
3Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear Jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the ditch of the Upper Pool on the road to the Laundryman’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
1When Ahaz, son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Aram’s King Rezin and Israel’s King Pekah, son of Remaliah, went to Jerusalem to attack it, but they couldn’t defeat it. 2When word reached David’s family that the Arameans had made an alliance with Ephraim, the hearts of the king and his people were shaken as the trees of the forest are 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 ditch of the Upper Pool on the road to the Laundryman’s Field. 4Say to him, ‘Be careful, stay calm, and don’t be afraid. Don’t lose heart because of the fierce anger of Rezin from Aram and Remaliah’s son. These two are smoldering logs.’ 5Aram, Ephraim, and Remaliah’s son have planned evil against you, saying,
Read all of Isaiah 7Isaiah 7:3 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָה֮ אֶֽל־יְשַׁעְיָהוּ֒ צֵא־נָא֙ לִקְרַ֣את אָחָ֔ז אַתָּ֕ה וּשְׁאָ֖ר יָשׁ֣וּב בְּנֶ֑ךָ אֶל־קְצֵ֗ה תְּעָלַת֙ הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה אֶל־מְסִלַּ֖ת שְׂדֵ֥ה כוֹבֵֽס׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- unto Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֫הוּyesha‛yâh yesha‛yâhû · IsaiahH3470
- Go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- now to meetקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
- Ahazאָחָז'âchâz · AhazH271
- thou, and Shear–jashubשְׁאָר יָשׁוּבshe'âr yâshûb · Shear-jashubH7610
- thy sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- at the endקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
- of the conduitתְּעָלָהte‛âlâh · conduitH8585
- of the upperעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · highH5945
- poolבְּרֵכָהberêkâh · poolH1295
- in the highwayמְסִלָּהmesillâh · highwayH4546
- of the fuller’sכָּבַסkâbas · Washer'sH3526
- fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · Field (of the Launderer)H7704
Cross-references for Isaiah 7:3
- Exodus 7:15In the morning meet Pharaoh when he’s on his way to the Nile. Wait for him on the bank of the river. Take along the staff that turned into a snake.
- Jeremiah 19:2Go to the valley of Ben Hinnom at the entrance to Potsherd Gate. Announce there the things I plan to do.
- Jeremiah 22:1This is what the Lord says: Go to the palace of the king of Judah, and speak this message there:
- Isaiah 6:13Even if one out of ten people is left in it, the land will be burned again. When a sacred oak or an oak is cut down, a stump is left The holy seed will be the land’s stump.”
- Isaiah 10:21A few, the remaining few of Jacob, will return to the mighty God.
- Isaiah 55:7Let wicked people abandon their ways. Let evil people abandon their thoughts. Let them return to the Lord, and he will show compassion to them. Let them return to our God, because he will freely forgive them.
- Romans 9:27Isaiah also says about Israel: “Although the descendants of Israel are as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore, only a few will be saved.
- Isaiah 36:2Then the king of Assyria sent his field commander with a large army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. He stood at the channel for the Upper Pool on the road to Laundryman’s Field.
- 2 Kings 18:17Then the king of Assyria sent his commander-in-chief, his quartermaster, and his field commander with a large army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They came there and stood at the channel for the Upper Pool on the road to the Laundryman’s Field.
- 2 Kings 20:20Isn’t everything else about Hezekiah, all his heroic acts and how he made the pool and tunnel to bring water into the city, written in the official records 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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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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