Isaiah 7:9

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.

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.

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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.’”
KJV: 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.
WEB: 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.’”
ASV: 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.
DARBY: and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye believe not, surely ye shall not be established.
BLB: And the head of Ephraim [is] Samaria, and the head of Samaria [is] the son of Remaliah. If you⁺ do not stand firm in faith, surely you⁺ will not stand firm.’”

ÅB: Og Efra'ims hode er Samaria, og Samarias hode er Remaljas sønn; vil dere ikke tro, skal dere ikke holde stand.
OTB: Hodet til Efraim er Samaria, og hodet til Samaria er Remaljas sønn. Hvis dere ikke står fast i troen, vil dere ikke stå i det hele tatt.'"
B1930: Og Efra'ims hode er Samaria, og Samarias hode er Remaljas sønn; vil I ikke tro, skal I ikke holde stand.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
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Romans 11:20
Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
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2 Chronicles 20:20
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
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1 John 5:10
He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
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Acts 27:25
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
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Isaiah 8:6–8
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
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Isaiah 30:12–14
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
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1 Kings 16:24–29
And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
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