Isaiah 7:13 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 7:13

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?

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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?

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?

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Commentary

5 voices

Irenaeus

Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter 21), Section 5 (202)

And when He says, "Hear, O house of David," [Isaiah 7:13] He performed the part of one indicating that He whom God promised David that He would raise up from the fruit of his belly (ventris) an eternal King, is the same who was born of the Virgin, herself of the lineage 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 Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Nothing is more grievous to the God of heaven than to be distrusted. " Will you weary my God? Will you suppose him to be tired and unable to help you, or to be weary of doing you good? Whereas the youths may faint and be weary, you may have tired all your friends, the Creator of the ends of the earth faints not, neither is weary. " ch. xl.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

O house of David - Isa 7:2. By this is to be understood not only the king himself, but the princes and rulers. Perhaps in addressing him thus, there was implied no small irony and reproach. David confided in God. But “Ahaz,” his descendant, feared to “tempt” God! As if God could not aid him! Worthy descendant he of the pious and devoted David! Is it a small thing - You are not satisfied with wearying people, but you would also fatigue and wear out the patience of God.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
שִׁמְעוּ־	shim.'u-	hear	H8085 →
נָ֖א	na'	please	H4994 →
בֵּ֣ית	beit	O house of	H1004 →
דָּוִ֑ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
הַמְעַ֤ט	ham.'At	¿ [too] little	H4592 →
מִכֶּם֙	mi.Kem	for you
הַלְא֣וֹת	hal.'ot	[is] to make weary	H3811 →
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים	'a.na.Shim	people	H582 →
כִּ֥י	ki	that	H3588 →
תַלְא֖וּ	tal.'U	you will make weary	H3811 →
גַּ֥ם	gam	also	H1571 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֱלֹהָֽי׃	'e.lo.Hai	God my	H430 →

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 63:10
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:30
  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 7:51
  You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
- Psalms 78:56
  But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.
- Psalms 78:40
  How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
- Jeremiah 21:5
  And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath.
Through
Hebrews 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.’
leads to
- Psalms 95:10
  For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12
  and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
Through
Malachi 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…
leads to
- 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.

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About Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

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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