Isaiah 7:13
11 “Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”
12 But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.”
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?
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.
15 By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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?
- KJV
- 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?
- WEB
- 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?
- ASV
- 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?
- DARBY
- And he said, Hear then, house of David: Is it a small matter for you to weary men, that ye weary also my God?
- BLB
- And he said, “Hear now, O house of David: [Is it] a small thing for you⁺ to weary men, that you⁺ would also weary my God?
- ÅB
- Da sa han: Hør da, dere av Davids hus! Er det dere for lite å trette mennesker siden dere også tretter min Gud[^3]?
- OTB
- Da sa Jesaja: "Hør nå, Davids hus! Er det ikke nok å prøve menneskers tålmodighet? Vil dere også prøve min Guds tålmodighet?
- B1930
- Da sa han: Hør da, I av Davids hus! Er det eder for lite å trette mennesker siden I også tretter min Gud? / < idet I forakter hans ord.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 43:24
You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.
Read in contextMalachi 2:17
You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”
Read in contextHebrews 3:10
Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’
Read in contextJeremiah 6:11
But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike.
Read in contextIsaiah 63:10
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
Read in contextEzekiel 16:47
And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were.
Read in contextEzekiel 34:18
Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
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