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?
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Isaiah 7:13 in context
Isaiah 7:10–16
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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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He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil and choose the good.
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For before the child knows to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you abhor shall be forsaken.
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