King James Version
Isaiah 7:1-9
1And it came to pass in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of Ahazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jothamיוֹתָ֨םyo.TamH3147,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, thatRezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758,and Pekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֤הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,went upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927toward Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against it, but couldיָכֹ֖לya.KholH3201not prevailלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against it.
2And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֗דvai.yu.GadH5046the houseלְבֵ֤יתle.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758is confederateנָ֥חָֽהNa.chahH5117with Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669.And his heartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824was movedוַיָּ֤נַעvai.Ya.na'H5128,and the heartוּלְבַ֣בu.le.VavH3824of his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,as the treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086of the woodיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293are movedכְּנ֥וֹעַke.No.a'H5128withמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
3Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068unto Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּ֒ye.sha'.ya.HuH3470,Go forthצֵא־tze'-H3318now to meetH7125Ahazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271,thou, and Shear–jashubH7610thy sonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121,at the endקְצֵ֗הke.TzehH7097of the conduitתְּעָלַת֙te.'a.LatH8585of the upperהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295in the highwayמְסִלַּ֖תme.si.LatH4546of the fuller’sכוֹבֵֽס׃kho.VesH3526fieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704;
4And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, Take heedהִשָּׁמֵ֨רhi.sha.MerH8104,and be quietוְהַשְׁקֵ֜טve.hash.KetH8252;fearתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372not, neither be faintheartedוּלְבָבְךָ֙ יֵרַ֔ךְu.le.va.ve.Kha ye.RakhH3824H7401for the twoמִשְּׁנֵ֨יmi.she.NeiH8147tailsזַנְב֧וֹתzan.VotH2180of these smokingהָעֲשֵׁנִ֖יםha.'a.she.NimH6226firebrandsהָאוּדִ֛יםha.'u.DimH181,for the fierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֛ף'afH639of Rezinרְצִ֥יןre.TzinH7526with Syriaוַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758,and of the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425.
6Let us go upנַעֲלֶ֤הna.'a.LehH5927against Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063,and vexוּנְקִיצֶ֔נָּהu.ne.ki.Tze.nahH6973it, and let us make a breachוְנַבְקִעֶ֖נָּהve.nav.ki.'E.nahH1234therein for us, and setוְנַמְלִ֥יךְve.nam.LikhH4427a kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428in the midstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432of it, eventhe sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Tabealטָֽבְאַֽל׃ סTa.ve.'AlH2870:
8For the headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of Syriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758isDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,and the headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218of Damascusדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834isRezinרְצִ֑יןre.TzinH7526;and within threescoreשִׁשִּׁ֤יםshi.ShimH8346and fiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141shall Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669be brokenיֵחַ֥תye.ChatH2865,that it be not a peopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971.
9And the headוְרֹ֤אשׁve.RoshH7218of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669isSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and the headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218of Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111isRemaliah’sרְמַלְיָ֑הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425sonבֶּן־ben-H1121.If ye will not believeתַאֲמִ֔ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539,surely ye shall not be establishedתֵאָמֵֽנוּ׃ סte.'a.Me.nuH539.
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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