Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 7

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Isaiah 7 . 1 , Ahaz , being troubled with fear of Rezin and Pekah , is comforted by Isaiah; Isaiah 7 . 10 , Ahaz , having liberty to choose a sign , and refusing it , hath for a sign , Christ promised; Isaiah 7 . 17 , His judgment is prophesied to come by Assyria.

Isaiah 7:1

Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.

Isaiah 7:1 · BSB

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Rezin3 parallels

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Isaiah 7:2

When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.

Isaiah 7:2 · BSB

the house8 parallels

is confederate with6 parallels

Heb. resteth on

And his heart16 parallels

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Isaiah 7:3

Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,

Isaiah 7:3 · BSB

Go forth4 parallels

Shearjashub4 parallels

that is , The remnant shall return

the end3 parallels

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highway or , causeway

Isaiah 7:4

and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.

Isaiah 7:4 · BSB

Take heed6 parallels

fear not7 parallels

neither be fainthearted2 parallels

Heb. let not they heart be tender

the two tails5 parallels

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Isaiah 7:5

For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:

Isaiah 7:5 · BSB

Syria5 parallels

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Isaiah 7:6

‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’

Isaiah 7:6 · BSB

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vex or , waken , lit , disgust , [Strong's H6973]

Isaiah 7:7

But this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘It will not arise; it will not happen.

Isaiah 7:7 · BSB

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Isaiah 7:8

For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people.

Isaiah 7:8 · BSB

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Dr. Jubb transposes the former part of

  • Isaiah 7:9 and renders , "Though the head of Syria be Damascus; and the head of Damascus Retzin; and the head of Ephraim be Samaria; and the head of Samaria Remaliah's son; yet within threescore and five years Ephraim shall be broken , that he be no more a people." This renders the passage perfectly clear; and the prophecy received its full accomplishment when Esarhaddon carried away the remains of the ten tribes
  • 2 Samuel 8:6

within4 parallels

that it be not a people1 parallel

Heb. from a people

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Isaiah 7:9

The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.'"

Isaiah 7:9 · BSB

the head2 parallels

If ye6 parallels

etc. or , ye not believe , it is because ye are not stable

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Isaiah 7:10

Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying,

Isaiah 7:10 · BSB

Moreover5 parallels

etc. Heb. and the Lord added to speak

Isaiah 7:11

“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”

Isaiah 7:11 · BSB

a sign12 parallels

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ask it either in the depth or , make thy petition deep

Isaiah 7:12

But Ahaz replied, "I will not ask; I will not test the LORD."

Isaiah 7:12 · BSB

I will not ask2 parallels

neither1 parallel

tempt4 parallels

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Isaiah 7:13

Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?

Isaiah 7:13 · BSB

O house4 parallels

Is it a small6 parallels

to weary3 parallels

will ye8 parallels

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Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.

Isaiah 7:14 · BSB

Behold4 parallels

shall call9 parallels

Immanuel7 parallels

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shall call or , thou , O virgin

Isaiah 7:15

By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.

Isaiah 7:15 · BSB

Butter7 parallels

Connecting this #### Verse with the preceding and following , we may render with Dr. Jubb and Lowth , "Behold the virgin (haalmah as the word uniformly signifies

know8 parallels

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Isaiah 7:16

For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.

Isaiah 7:16 · BSB

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Isaiah 7:17

The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”

Isaiah 7:17 · BSB

bring upon13 parallels

the day2 parallels

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Isaiah 7:18

On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria.

Isaiah 7:18 · BSB

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bee3 parallels

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Isaiah 7:19

And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines and clefts of the rocks, in all the thornbushes and watering holes.

Isaiah 7:19 · BSB

in the holes5 parallels

bushes or , commendable trees

Isaiah 7:20

On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.

Isaiah 7:20 · BSB

shave10 parallels

head3 parallels

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Isaiah 7:21

On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,

Isaiah 7:21 · BSB

a man5 parallels

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Isaiah 7:22

and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.

Isaiah 7:22 · BSB

butter and honey3 parallels

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land Heb. midst of the land

Isaiah 7:23

And on that day, in every place that had a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels of silver, only briers and thorns will be found.

Isaiah 7:23 · BSB

a thousand vines3 parallels

be for briers4 parallels

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Isaiah 7:24

Men will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns.

Isaiah 7:24 · BSB

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Isaiah 7:25

For fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe; they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample.

Isaiah 7:25 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web14 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Matthew 1:22-23 → Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 7:1 → 2 Kings 16:5
Allusions Isaiah 7:12 → Deuteronomy 6:16, Isaiah 7:9 → 2 Chronicles 20:20, Isaiah 7:9 → 2 Chronicles 20:20-21, Isaiah 9:6-7 → Isaiah 7:14
Echoes Isaiah 7:1 → 1 Kings 16:5, Isaiah 7:14 → Genesis 3:15, Micah 5:3 → Isaiah 7:14
Trajectories
Eve (Mother of All Living), Isaac (Child of Promise)
Anchor Text Networks
Networked Isaiah 7.14 - Behold the Virgin Shall Conceive
Chiasms
Shaped Isaiah 7:1–17, Isaiah 7:1–8:15
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