Passage

Isaiah 7.10-14

Book: Isaiah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"8. For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken in pieces, so that it shall not be a people: 9. 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."

"10. And Jehovah spake again unto Ahaz, saying, 11. Ask thee a sign of Jehovah thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. 12. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt Jehovah. 13. And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to weary men, that ye will weary my God also? 14. Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."

"15. Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 16. For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings thou abhorrest shall be forsaken." (Isaiah 7:8-16, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"8. For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within sixty-five years Ephraim shall be broken in pieces, so that it shall not be a people; 9. and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If you will not believe, surely you shall not be established.’”"

"10. Yahweh spoke again to Ahaz, saying, 11. “Ask a sign of Yahweh your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.” 12. But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, neither will I tempt Yahweh.” 13. He said, “Listen now, house of David. Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God also? 14. Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."

"15. He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 16. For before the child knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings you abhor shall be forsaken." (Isaiah 7:8-16, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"8. For 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. ^{that: Heb. from a people} 9. 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. ^{If: or, Do ye not believe? it is because ye are not stable}"

"10. Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying, ^{Moreover: Heb. And the LORD added to speak} 11. Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. ^{ask it: or, make thy petition deep} 12. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD. 13. And 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? 14. Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. ^{shall call: or, thou, O virgin, shalt call}"

"15. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 16. For 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." (Isaiah 7:8-16, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"8. For the head of Aram [is] Damascus, And the head of Damascus [is] Rezin, And within sixty and five years Is Ephraim broken from [being] a people. 9. And the head of Ephraim [is] Samaria, And the head of Samaria [is] the son of Remaliah. If ye do not give credence, Surely ye are not stedfast.'"

"10. And Jehovah addeth to speak unto Ahaz, saying: 11. 'Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God, Make deep the request, or make [it] high upwards.' 12. And Ahaz saith, 'I do not ask nor try Jehovah.' 13. And he saith, 'Hear, I pray you, O house of David, Is it a little thing for you to weary men, That ye weary also my God? 14. Therefore the Lord Himself giveth to you a sign, Lo, the Virgin is conceiving, And is bringing forth a son, And hath called his name Immanuel,"

"15. Butter and honey he doth eat, When he knoweth to refuse evil, and to fix on good. 16. For before the youth doth know To refuse evil, and to fix on good, Forsaken is the land thou art vexed with, because of her two kings." (Isaiah 7:8-16, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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