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Isaiah 7:12

Ahaz
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10 Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying,

11 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.

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.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.”
KJV
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
WEB
But Ahaz said, “I won’t ask. I won’t tempt the LORD.”
ASV
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt Jehovah.
DARBY
And Ahaz said, I will not ask, and will not tempt Jehovah.
BLB
And Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not test YHWH.”
ÅB
Men Ahas svarte: Jeg vil ikke kreve noe og ikke friste Herren.
OTB
Men Akas svarte: "Jeg vil ikke be om et tegn. Jeg vil ikke sette Herren på prøve."
B1930
Men Akas svarte: Jeg vil ikke kreve noget og ikke friste Herren.

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 16:15

    And 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 enquire by.

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  • Acts 5:9

    Then 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.

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  • Ezekiel 33:31

    And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

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  • Malachi 3:15

    And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

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  • Deuteronomy 6:16

    Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

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  • 2 Chronicles 28:22

    And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:9

    Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

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