Isaiah 7:12-14

Good News Translation

¹²Ahaz answered, “I will not ask for a sign. I refuse to put the Lord to the test.”

¹³To that Isaiah replied, “Listen, now, descendants of King David. It's bad enough for you to wear out the patience of people—do you have to wear out God's patience too? ¹⁴^(A)Well then, the Lord himself will give you a sign: a young woman^[a] who is pregnant will have a son and will name him ‘Immanuel.’^[b]

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Footnotes

Isaiah 7:14 The Hebrew word here translated “young woman” is not the specific term for “virgin,” but refers to any young woman of marriageable age. The use of “virgin” in Mt 1.23 reflects a Greek translation of the Old Testament, made some 500 years after Isaiah.
Isaiah 7:14 This name in Hebrew means “God is with us.”