# Isaiah 7.9

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**Book:** [Isaiah](/codex/isaiah-the-prophet/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 7. thus saith the Lord Jehovah, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. 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:
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> **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.**
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> 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. (Isaiah 7:7-11, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 7. This is what the Lord Yahweh says: “It shall not stand, neither shall it happen.” 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;
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> **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.’”**
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> 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.” (Isaiah 7:7-11, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 7. Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. 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. <sup>that: Heb. from a people</sup>
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> **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. <sup>If: or, Do ye not believe? it is because ye are not stable</sup>**
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> 10. Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying, <sup>Moreover: Heb. And the LORD added to speak</sup> 11. Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. <sup>ask it: or, make thy petition deep</sup> (Isaiah 7:7-11, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 7. Thus said the Lord Jehovah: It doth not stand, nor shall it be! 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.
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> **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.'**
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> 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.' (Isaiah 7:7-11, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## 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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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [H0539 - aman](/codex/h0539-aman/)

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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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/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.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.