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Isaiah 7:9–12

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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.
¶ Moreover the Lord spake again unto Ahaz, saying,
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 9

  1. Hebrews 11:6Rank 1 from verse 9
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    6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

  2. Romans 11:20Rank 2 from verse 9
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    20Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

  3. 2 Chronicles 20:20Rank 3 from verse 9
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    20¶ And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

  4. 1 John 5:10Rank 4 from verse 9
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    10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

  5. Acts 27:25Rank 5 from verse 9
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    25Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

From verse 10

  1. Isaiah 8:5Rank 1 from verse 10
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    5¶ The Lord spake also unto me again, saying,

  2. Hosea 13:2Rank 2 from verse 10
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    2And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

  3. Isaiah 1:13Rank 3 from verse 10
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    13Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

  4. Isaiah 1:5Rank 4 from verse 10
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    5¶ Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

  5. Isaiah 10:20Rank 5 from verse 10
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    20¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

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 7:9

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head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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believe

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Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

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

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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

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established

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Set firmly; founded, made stable, ordained, enacted, ratified, or confirmed.

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

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Isaiah 7:10

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moreover

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Besides, further, additionally, or what is more, introducing another statement, fact, command, reason, or continuation.

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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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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COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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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7:1AND it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.

7:2And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.

7:3Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;

7:4And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

7:5Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

7:6Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:

7:7Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

7:8For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.

7:9And 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.

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

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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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