Isaiah 7:9

Isaiah 7:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
• New International Version (NIV)The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah’s son. If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)The head of Ephraim is Samaria, And the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If you will not believe, Surely you shall not be established.” ’ ”

Context of Isaiah 7:9

7this is what the Lord God says: “It shall not stand nor shall it come to pass. 8For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin (now within another sixty-five years Ephraim will be broken to pieces, so that it is no longer a people), and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you will not believe, you certainly shall not last.”’” 10Then the Lord spoke again to Ahaz, saying, 11“Ask for a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven.”

Isaiah 7:9 word by word

וְרֹ֤אשׁ אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ שֹׁמְר֔וֹן וְרֹ֥אשׁ שֹׁמְר֖וֹן בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֑הוּ אִ֚ם לֹ֣א תַאֲמִ֔ינוּ כִּ֖י לֹ֥א תֵאָמֵֽנוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

• and the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• is Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111
• is the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֜הוּremalyâhû · RemaliahH7425
• Ifאִם'im · ifH518
• you will not believeאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• you certainlyכִּיkîy · forH3588

Cross-references for Isaiah 7:9

• 1 Kings 16:24And he purchased the hill Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and named the city which he built Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.
• 2 Kings 15:27In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned for twenty years.
• 2 Chronicles 20:20They rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: Put your trust in the Lord your God and you will endure. Put your trust in His prophets, and succeed.”
• Acts 27:11But the centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.
• Romans 11:20Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;
• Hebrews 11:6And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him.
• 1 John 5:10The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son.

Commentaries on Isaiah 7:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9And the head of Ephraim - The capital city of Ephraim, or of Israel. Is Samaria - This was long the capital of the kingdom of Israel. For a description of this city, see the notes at Isaiah 28:1. The meaning of the prophet is, that Samaria should continue to be the head of Ephraim; that is, Jerusalem should not be made its capital. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established - There is considerable variety in the interpretation of these…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The last sentence is a play on two Hebrew words: If you do not stand firm (te’amenu) in your faith (ta’aminu), you will not stand at all. Firm trust in the Lord is essential, especially for a leader of God's people (see also 2 Chronicles 20:20). Leaders must act on their faith to show it exists. Ahaz and the people of his time trusted Assyria, their enemy, instead of trusting God. They looked for help from a foreign power rather than from the Lord. Later…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. believe, ... be established--There is a paronomasia, or play on the words, in the Hebrew: "if ye will not confide, ye shall not abide." Ahaz brought distress on himself by distrust in the Lord, and trust in Assyria.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 7:9

• Armies
• Ephraim
• Isaiah
• Pekah
• Rezin
• Samaria
• Syria
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Ephraim
• Samaria
• Ephraim, Ephraimite
• Samaria, Samaritan
• Ahaz
• Confederate
• Fainthearted
• Remaliah
• Alliance
• Commentaries

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