New Living Translation
Isaiah 7:14
14All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).
Isaiah 7:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.
Context of Isaiah 7:14
12But the king refused. “No,” he said, “I will not test the Lord like that.” 13Then Isaiah said, “Listen well, you royal family of David! Isn’t it enough to exhaust human patience? Must you exhaust the patience of my God as well? All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’). 15By the time this child is old enough to choose what is right and reject what is wrong, he will be eating yogurt and honey. 16For before the child is that old, the lands of the two kings you fear so much will both be deserted.
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לָ֠כֵן יִתֵּ֨ן אֲדֹנָ֥י ה֛וּא לָכֶ֖ם א֑וֹת הִנֵּ֣ה הָעַלְמָ֗ה הָרָה֙ וְיֹלֶ֣דֶת בֵּ֔ן וְקָרָ֥את שְׁמ֖וֹ עִמָּ֥נוּ אֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Therefore the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- himself shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- you a signאוֹת'ôth · sign: miraculousH226
- Behold, a virginעַלְמָה‛almâh · young womanH5959
- shall conceiveהָרָהhâreh hârîy · pregnantH2030
- and bearיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- and shall callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- Immanuelאֵל'êl · GodH410
- Immanuelעִמָּנוּאֵל‛immânû'êl · ImmanuelH6005
Cross-references for Isaiah 7:14
- Genesis 3:15And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”
- Jeremiah 31:22How long will you wander, my wayward daughter? For the Lord will cause something new to happen— Israel will embrace her God.”
- Matthew 1:23“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”
- Luke 1:35The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.
- Genesis 4:1Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I have produced a man!”
- Genesis 16:11And the angel also said, “You are now pregnant and will give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael (which means ‘God hears’), for the Lord has heard your cry of distress.
- Genesis 29:32So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “The Lord has noticed my misery, and now my husband will love me.”
- Genesis 30:6Rachel named him Dan, for she said, “God has vindicated me! He has heard my request and given me a son.”
- 1 Samuel 1:20and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, “I asked the Lord for him.”
- 1 Samuel 4:21She named the child Ichabod (which means “Where is the glory?”), for she said, “Israel’s glory is gone.” She named him this because the Ark of God had been captured and because her father-in-law and husband were dead.
- Isaiah 8:8and sweep into Judah until it is chin deep. It will spread its wings, submerging your land from one end to the other, O Immanuel.
- Isaiah 9:6For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- John 1:1In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Romans 9:5Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are their ancestors, and Christ himself was an Israelite as far as his human nature is concerned. And he is God, the one who rules over everything and is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.
- 1 Timothy 3:16Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.
Commentaries on Isaiah 7:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The Lord "Jehovah" - For אדני Adonai, twenty-five of Kennicott's MSS., nine ancient, and fourteen of De Rossi's, read יהוה Jehovah . And so Isaiah 7:20, eighteen MSS. Immanuel - For עמנואל Immanuel, many MSS. and editions have אל עמנו immanu El, God with us.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Therefore - Since you will not “ask” a pledge that the land shall be safe, Yahweh will furnish one unasked. A sign or proof is desirable in the case, and Yahweh will not withhold it because a proud and contemptuous monarch refuses to seek it. Perhaps there is no prophecy in the Old Testament on which more has been written, and which has produced more perplexity among commentators than this. And after all, it still remains, in many respects, very obscure…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. 14This prophecy was fully realized with the birth of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:18–24). It is likely that it also partially came true in Isaiah's time, possibly with the birth of the godly King Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, or one of Isaiah's children. The similar verb sequence in Isaiah 7:14 and 8:3 (be with child … give birth … call) and the connection between Immanuel and Maher-shalal-hash-baz in 8:5–10 suggest they were the same person. The name Immanuel means…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. himself--since thou wilt not ask a sign, nay, rejectest the offer of one. you--for the sake of the house of believing "David" (God remembering His everlasting covenant with David), not for unbelieving Ahaz' sake. Behold--arresting attention to the extraordinary prophecy. virgin--from a root, "to lie hid," virgins being closely kept from men's gaze in their parents' custody in the East. The Hebrew, and the Septuagint here, and Greek (Mt 1:23), have the…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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