Isaiah 7:11 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 7:11

“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Ask thee a sign of Jehovah thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

KJV

Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

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Commentary

3 voices

Irenaeus

Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter 21), Section 6 (202)

But what Isaiah said, "From the height above, or from the depth beneath," was meant to indicate, that "He who descended was the same also who ascended." But in this that he said, "The Lord Himself shall give you a sign," he declared an unlooked-for thing with regard to His generation, which could have been accomplished in no other way than by God the Lord of all, God Himself giving a sign in the house of David.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Irenaeus

Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter 21), Section 4 (202)

For the one and the same Spirit of God, who proclaimed by the prophets what and of what sort the advent of the Lord should be, did by these elders give a just interpretation of what had been truly prophesied; and He did Himself, by the apostles, announce that the fulness of the times of the adoption had arrived, that the kingdom of heaven had drawn nigh, and that He was dwelling within those that believe on Him who was born Emmanuel of the Virgin.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Ask thee - Ask for “thyself;” ask a sign that shall be convincing to “thyself,” since thou dost not fully credit the words of the prophet. It is evident that the words of the prophet had made no impression on the mind of Ahaz. God, therefore, proposes to him to ask any “proof or demonstration” which he might select; anything that would be an indication of divine power that should put what the prophet had said beyond doubt. Had Ahaz put confidence in God, he would have believed what the prophet said without miraculous proof.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
שְׁאַל־	she.'al-	ask	H7592 →
לְךָ֣	le.Kha	for yourself
א֔וֹת	'ot	a sign	H226 →
מֵעִ֖ם	me.'Im	from with	H5973 →
יְהוָ֣ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ	'e.lo.Hei.kha	God your	H430 →
הַעְמֵ֣ק	ha'.Mek	make deep	H6009 →
שְׁאָ֔לָה	she.'A.lah	[as] Sheol	H7585 →
א֖וֹ	'o	or	H176 →
הַגְבֵּ֥הַּ	hag.Be.ah	make high	H1361 →
לְמָֽעְלָה׃	le.Ma.'e.lah	<to> upwards <towards>	H4605 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 37:30
And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third…
leads to
- 2 Kings 19:29
  And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third…
- Isaiah 7:14
  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.
Through
2 Kings 19:29
And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third…
leads to
- Leviticus 25:20–22
  Now you may wonder, ‘What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not sow or gather our produce?’
- Exodus 3:12
  “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will…
- 2 Kings 20:8–9
  Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?”
- Isaiah 37:30
  And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third…
- Luke 2:12
  And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
Through
Isaiah 38:22
And Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?”
leads to
- 2 Kings 20:8
  Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?”

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Isaiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Isaiah