Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 7:11

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11. Ask thee —since thou dost not credit the prophet's words. sign —a miraculous token to assure thee that God will fulfil His promise of saving Jerusalem ( Isaiah 37:30 ; Isaiah 38:7 ; Isaiah 38:8 ). "Signs," facts then present or near at hand as pledges for the more distant future, are frequent in Isaiah. ask . . . in . . . depth —literally, "Make deep . . . ask it," that is, Go to the depth of the earth or of Hades [ Vulgate and LOWTH], or, Mount high for it (literally, "Make high"). So in Isaiah 38:8- : . Signs in heaven are contrasted with the signs on earth and below it (raising the dead) which Jesus Christ had wrought (compare Romans 10:6 ; Romans 10:7 ). He offers Ahaz the widest limits within which to make his choice. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-12" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

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절 (explains)

bible-text/isa-7-11

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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