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Isaiah 7:11
11“Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.”
Isaiah 7:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; ask it either in the depth or in the height above.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Ask the Lord your God for a sign of confirmation, Ahaz. Make it as difficult as you want—as high as heaven or as deep as the place of the dead.”
Context of Isaiah 7:11
9The 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.’ ” 10Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, “Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.” 12But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put the Lord to the test.” 13Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also?
Read all of Isaiah 7Isaiah 7:11 word by word
שְׁאַל־לְךָ֣ א֔וֹת מֵעִ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ הַעְמֵ֣ק שְׁאָ֔לָה א֖וֹ הַגְבֵּ֥הַּ לְמָֽעְלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 7:11
- Isaiah 37:30“This will be the sign for you, Hezekiah: “This year you will eat what grows by itself, and the second year what springs from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
- Isaiah 38:7“ ‘This is the Lord’s sign to you that the Lord will do what he has promised:
- Judges 6:36Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised—
- 2 Kings 20:8Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me and that I will go up to the temple of the Lord on the third day from now?”
- Jeremiah 19:1This is what the Lord says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take along some of the elders of the people and of the priests
- Jeremiah 51:63When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates.
- Matthew 12:38Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
- Matthew 16:1The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
Commentaries on Isaiah 7:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11In the depth "Go deep to the grave" - So Aquila, Symmachus, Theodotion, and the Vulgate.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Ask thee - Ask for “thyself;” ask a sign that shall be convincing to “thyself,” since thou dost not fully credit the words of the prophet. It is evident that the words of the prophet had made no impression on the mind of Ahaz. God, therefore, proposes to him to ask any “proof or demonstration” which he might select; anything that would be an indication of divine power that should put what the prophet had said beyond doubt. Had Ahaz put confidence in God…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. 11God would give Ahaz a sign to confirm his promise. This sign would take place before Ahaz’s eyes. It would show that God’s word was true. Later, Ahaz’s son Hezekiah also received a sign from the Lord (see Isaiah 37:30).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Ask thee--since thou dost not credit the prophet's words. sign--a miraculous token to assure thee that God will fulfil His promise of saving Jerusalem (Is 37:30; 38:7, 8). "Signs," facts then present or near at hand as pledges for the more distant future, are frequent in Isaiah. ask ... in ... depth--literally, "Make deep ... ask it," that is, Go to the depth of the earth or of Hades [Vulgate and Lowth], or, Mount high for it (literally, "Make high")…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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