Verse 8
Isaiah 7:8
Free Bible Version
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For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. In addition, within sixty-five years Israel as a nation will be destroyed.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֣י רֹ֤אשׁ אֲרָם֙ דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וְ/רֹ֥אשׁ דַּמֶּ֖שֶׂק רְצִ֑ין וּ/בְ/ע֗וֹד שִׁשִּׁ֤ים וְ/חָמֵשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה יֵחַ֥ת אֶפְרַ֖יִם מֵ/עָֽם
English Translation
For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and in another sixty-five years, Ephraim will be shattered from being a people.
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Chapter 7 Context
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It was during the reign of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin, king of Ara...
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When the royal family of Judah was told, “Aram and Ephraim have an alliance,” Ahaz and his people we...
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3
Then the Lord told Isaiah, “Take your son Shear-jashub with you and go and meet Ahaz. He'll be at th...
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4
Tell him, ‘Calm down and keep quiet. Don't be afraid or scared over a couple of smoldering bits of f...
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5
Aram has plotted to destroy you together with Ephraim and Remaliah's son saying,
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6
Let's go and attack Judah! We'll terrorize it and conquer it for ourselves, and make Tabeel's son it...
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7
But this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says, “This plan won't materialize—it just won't happen!
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8
For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. In addition, within sixty-five...
9
The head of Israel is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If you don't trust in me,...
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10
Later the Lord sent another message to Ahaz,
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11
“Ask the Lord your God (Elohim) for a sign, whether as deep as where people are buried or as high as...
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12
“No, I'm not going to ask,” Ahaz replied. “I refuse to put the Lord to the test.”
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13
Then Isaiah said, “Listen, royal family of Judah! Isn't it enough for you to wear people out? Do you...
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14
This is why the Lord himself is going to give you a sign. Look! The virgin will become pregnant and...
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15
For before the boy knows to refuse evil and choose the good, the land of the two kings you're afraid...
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16
The Lord will make you, your people, and the royal family experience a time unlike anything since th...
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17
They will all come and descend on the steep valleys and rock crevices, on all the thorn bushes and w...
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18
At that time the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River, the king of Assyria, t...
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19
will eat curds, because they produce so much milk—for everyone who survives in the land will eat cur...
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In fact, all the hills that were once tilled by the hoe you won't want to go to because you'll worry...
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