“Ask a sign of the LORD your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Isaiah 7:11 in context
Isaiah 7:8–14
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For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim shall be broken in pieces, so that it shall not be a people.
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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.’”
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The LORD spoke again to Ahaz, saying,
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“Ask a sign of the LORD your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.”
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But Ahaz said, “I won’t ask. I won’t tempt the LORD.”
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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?
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Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
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