ISA 7:12 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν Ἄχαζ, οὐ μὴ αἰτήσω, οὐδὲ μὴ πειράσω Κύριον.
(Kai eipen Aⱪaz, ou maʸ aitaʸsō, oude maʸ peirasō Kurion. )

UST But when I told that to the king, he refused. He said, “No, I will not ask Yahweh to do something to prove that he will help us.”

OEB ‘No,’ replied Ahaz, ‘I will not ask for one. That would be equivalent to submitting the Lord to a test.’

WEBBE But Ahaz said, “I won’t ask. I won’t tempt the LORD.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But Ahaz responded, “I don’t want to ask; I don’t want to put the Lord to a test.”

LSV And Ahaz says, “I do not ask nor try YHWH.”

FBV “No, I'm not going to ask,” Ahaz replied. “I refuse to put the Lord to the test.”

T4T But when I told that to the king, he refused. He said, “No, I will not request Yahweh to do something to prove that he will help/protect us!”

LEB But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put Yahweh to the test.”

BBE But Ahaz said, I will not put the Lord to the test by making such a request.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS But Ahaz said: 'I will not ask, neither will I try the LORD.'

ASV But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt Jehovah.

DRA And Achaz said: I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord.

YLT And Ahaz saith, 'I do not ask nor try Jehovah.'

Drby And Ahaz said, I will not ask, and will not tempt Jehovah.

RV But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

Wbstr But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

KJB-1769 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

KJB-1611 But Ahaz sayd, I will not aske, neither will I tempt the LORD.
(But Ahaz said, I will not aske, neither will I tempt the LORD.)

Bshps Then said Ahaz, I will require none, neither wyll I tempt the Lorde.
(Then said Ahaz, I will require none, neither will I tempt the Lord.)

Gnva But Ahaz sayd, I wil not aske, neither will I tempt the Lord.
(But Ahaz said, I will not aske, neither will I tempt the Lord. )

Cvdl The sayde Ahas: I will requyre none, nether will I tempte the LORDE.
(The said Ahas: I will requyre none, neither will I tempt the LORD.)

Wycl And Achas seide, Y schal not axe, and Y schal not tempte the Lord.
(And Achas said, I shall not axe, and I shall not tempt the Lord.)

Luth Aber Ahas sprach: Ich will‘s nicht fordern, daß ich den HErr’s nicht versuche.
(But Ahas spoke: I will‘s not fordern, that I the LORD’s not versuche.)

ClVg Et dixit Achaz: Non petam, et non tentabo Dominum.
(And he_said Achaz: Non petam, and not/no tentabo Dominum. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Fearing People

God had promised to be with his people in the face of opposition (see, e.g., Deut 20:1-4; Josh 1:9); as long as they remained committed to him, they had no reason to fear others. Israel’s history demonstrated this reality (see Exod 14:10-31; Josh 10:9-14). But for those who look elsewhere for peace and security, God can be a stumbling stone rather than a source of safety (Isa 8:14).

During the reign of King Ahaz of Judah, when the king heard that Syria and Israel had allied against him, he trembled in fear (Isa 7:2). The Lord encouraged him to be a man of faith, because without faith he could not expect the Lord’s protection (7:9). However, Ahaz refused to trust the Lord. Rather, he turned to the Assyrians for help. As a result, the Lord became a trap for him, as well as for all Israel and Judah (8:11-15).

One of the purposes of Isaiah’s message was to highlight the contrast between faith and fear. We see Ahaz as an example of fear. We then see Hezekiah as an imperfect example of faith (see ch 37). Isaiah himself provides a better example of faith (ch 8). Finally, God’s servant stands as the ideal example of faith (42:1-7; 50:4-7).

Jesus instructed his followers not to fear those who threaten them—even those who wish to kill them (Matt 10:26-31). The same God who is aware of the happenings of each individual sparrow and who knows the number of hairs on a person’s head will be with those who trust in him. Such trust has been demonstrated by believers throughout history who have rejected the fear of what others can do to them—even to the point of martyrdom (see Acts 6:8–7:60).

Those who do not commit themselves wholly to God will live in fear of others. But those who rely on the Lord will be able to overcome such fear, recognizing the temporality of human foes and the enduring sovereignty of God.

Passages for Further Study

Num 14:1-12; 21:34-35; Josh 1:9; 2 Kgs 16:5-18; 2 Chr 28:16-23; Ps 23:4; Prov 29:25; Isa 7:1-25; 41:10; 51:7-8, 12-13; 54:4; 57:11; Jer 10:5; 30:10; 46:27-28

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