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Isaiah 7:11–12

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Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.
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From verse 11

  1. Isaiah 37:30Rank 1 from verse 11
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    30And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

  2. Isaiah 38:7–8Rank 2 from verse 11
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    7And this shall be a sign unto thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken;

    8Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.

  3. 2 Kings 19:29Rank 3 from verse 11
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    29And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.

  4. 2 Kings 20:8–11Rank 4 from verse 11
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    8¶ And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the Lord the third day?

    9And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?

    10And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.

    11And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.

  5. Isaiah 38:22Rank 5 from verse 11
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    22Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?

From verse 12

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:9Rank 1 from verse 12
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    9Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

  2. 2 Chronicles 28:22Rank 2 from verse 12
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    22¶ And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.

  3. 2 Kings 16:15Rank 3 from verse 12
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    15And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king’s burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to inquire by.

  4. Acts 5:9Rank 4 from verse 12
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    9Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.

  5. Deuteronomy 6:16Rank 5 from verse 12
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    16¶ Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

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Isaiah 7:11

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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depth

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Sense 1: Deepness. Sense 2: A deep place, sea, abyss, or downward extent. Sense 3: Figuratively, vast extent or what is profound and unsearchable.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Isaiah 7:12

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

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tempt

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Sense 1: To try, test, put to the test. Sense 2: To entice toward evil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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7:10¶ Moreover the Lord spake again unto Ahaz, saying,

7:11Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

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7:12But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.

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7:13And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?

7:14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

7:15Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

7:16For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

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