Isaiah 7:15-17

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¹⁵He will eat milk curds and honey^[a]
as he learns to choose good and refuse evil.
¹⁶But before he is old enough to make that choice,
the land of the two kings you fear will be empty.

¹⁷“But the Lord will bring troubled times to you. These troubles will be worse than anything that has happened since the time Israel separated from Judah. This will happen to your people and to your father’s family when God brings the king of Assyria to fight against you.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 7:15 milk curds and honey This refers to some of the first solid foods, something like yogurt, that were fed to a baby. This is also the food that even the poor can find to eat. Also in verse 22.