Isaiah 7:11
Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
KJV
Pete tibi signum a Domino Deo tuo, in profundum inferni, sive in excelsum supra.
Vulgate
Αἴτησαι σεαυτῷ σημεῖον παρὰ Κυρίου θεοῦ σου εἰς βάθος ἢ εἰς ὕψος.
LXX
Ask thee a sign of Jehovah thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
ASV
שְׁאַל לְ/ךָ֣ א֔וֹת מֵ/עִ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ הַעְמֵ֣ק שְׁאָ֔לָה א֖וֹ הַגְבֵּ֥הַּ לְ/מָֽעְלָ/ה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
א֔וֹת
'vt
noun · 78×
א֣וֹ
'v
conjunction · 311×
גָּבַ֤הּ
gbh
verb · 34×
ה
h
adverb · 140×
הֶעְמִ֑יקוּ
h'myqv
verb · 9×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִּשְׁאַ֤ל
ysh'l
verb · 176×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
עִם
'm
preposition · 1043×
שְׁא֣וֹל
sh'vl
verb · 66×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
A vindication of the prophecy in Isaiah 7:14 against the misinterpretations of Theodotion, Aquila, the Ebionites, and the Jews. Authority of the Septuagint version. Arguments in proof that Christ was born of a virgin. 1. God, then, was made man, and the Lord did Himself save us, giving us the token of the Virgin. But not as some allege, among those now presuming to expound the …
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Calvin expounds this as the great prophecy of the virgin birth of Christ. Though some have attempted to apply it solely to events in Isaiah's day, the prophet speaks of a sign so extraordinary that it can only be the supernatural conception of the…
1. Concerning Those Who Asked Him to Show Them a Sign from Heaven. And the Sadducees and Pharisees came, and tempting Him kept asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. Matthew 16:1 The Sadducees and Pharisees who disagreed with each other in regard to the most essential truths, — for the Pharisees champion the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, hoping that there will …
Cross-references
- 2Kgs 19:29 — And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant
- 2Kgs 19:29 — And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant
- 2Kgs 20:8 — And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?
- 2Kgs 20:8 — And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?
- Exod 7:9 — When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
- Gen 15:8 — And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
- Gen 24:14 — And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she
- Isa 37:30 — And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards,
- Isa 38:7 — And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;
- Isa 38:7 — And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;
- Isa 38:22 — Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?
- Jer 19:1 — Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;
- Jer 19:10 — Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,
- Jer 51:63 — And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:
- Judg 6:17 — And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
- Judg 6:36 — And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,
- Luke 2:12 — And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
- Matt 12:38 — Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
- Matt 16:1 — The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
- Prov 25:3 — The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.