Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 7:8-16

8For theheadרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofSyriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758isDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834, and theheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834isRezinרְצִ֑יןre.TzinH7526: and within threescore andfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141shallEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669be broken in pieces, that it benotכִּ֣יkiH3588apeopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971:

9and theheadוְרֹ֤אשׁve.RoshH7218ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669isSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, and theheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111is Remaliah’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121.Ifאִ֚ם'imH518ye willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808believeתַאֲמִ֔ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539,surelyכִּ֖יkiH3588ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beestablishedתֵאָמֵֽנוּ׃ סte.'a.Me.nuH539.

10And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeagainוַיּ֣וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254untoAhazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592thee asignא֔וֹת'otH226of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;askH7592iteitherא֖וֹ'oH176in the depth, or in the heightaboveלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

12ButAhazאָחָ֑ז'a.ChazH271saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808askאֶשְׁאַ֥ל'esh.'AlH7592,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808will I tempt theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085yenowנָ֖אna'H4994, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; is it asmallH4592thingH4592foryouכִּ֥יkiH3588towearyהַלְא֣וֹתhal.'otH3811menH376, that ye willwearyתַלְא֖וּtal.'UH3811myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430also?

14Therefore theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136himselfה֛וּאhu'H1931shallgiveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414youH5414asignא֑וֹת'otH226;beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, avirginהָעַלְמָ֗הha.'al.MahH5959shallconceiveהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030, andbearוְיֹלֶ֣דֶתve.yo.Le.detH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, and shallcallוְקָרָ֥אתve.ka.RatH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034ImmanuelH6005.

15Butterחֶמְאָ֥הchem.'AhH2529andhoneyוּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.VashH1706shall heeatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398, when he knoweth to refuse theevilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451, andchooseוּבָח֥וֹרu.va.ChorH977thegoodבַּטּֽוֹב׃ba.TovH2896.

16Forbeforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288shallknowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045to refuse theevilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451, andchooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977thegoodבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896, thelandהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147kingsמְלָכֶֽיהָ׃me.la.Khei.haH4428thou abhorrest shall be forsaken.

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