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Isaiah 7:2-4
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Isaiah 7:2-4
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2 It was reported to the family[a] of David, “Syria has allied with[b] Ephraim.” They and their people were emotionally shaken, just as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.[c] 3 So the Lord told Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear Jashub[d] and meet Ahaz at the end of the conduit of the upper pool that is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth.[e] 4 Tell him, ‘Make sure you stay calm![f] Don’t be afraid. Don’t be intimidated[g] by these two stubs of smoking logs,[h] or by the raging anger of Rezin, Syria, and the son of Remaliah.
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- Isaiah 7:2 tn Heb “house.” In this context the “house of David” includes King Ahaz, his family, and the royal court. See also Jer 21:12; Zech 12:7-8, 10, 12, for a similar use of the phrase.
- Isaiah 7:2 tn Heb “rests upon.” Most understand the verb as נוּחַ (nuakh, “rest”), but HALOT 685 s.v. II נחה proposes that this is a hapax legomenon which means “stand by.”
- Isaiah 7:2 tn Heb “and his heart shook and the heart of his people shook, like the shaking of the trees of the forest before the wind.” The singular pronoun “his” is collective, referring to the Davidic house/family. לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) here refers to the seat of the emotions.
- Isaiah 7:3 tn The name means “a remnant will return.” Perhaps in this context, where the Lord is trying to encourage Ahaz, the name suggests that only a few of the enemy invaders will return home; the rest will be defeated.
- Isaiah 7:3 tn Heb “the field of the washer”; traditionally “the fuller’s field” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); NIV “the Washerman’s Field.”
- Isaiah 7:4 tn Heb “guard yourself and be quiet,” but the two verbs should be coordinated.
- Isaiah 7:4 tn Heb “and let not your heart be weak”; ASV “neither let thy heart be faint.”
- Isaiah 7:4 sn The derogatory metaphor indicates that the power of Rezin and Pekah is ready to die out.
Isaiah 7:2-4
New International Version
Isaiah 7:2-4
New International Version
2 Now the house of David(A) was told, “Aram has allied itself with[a] Ephraim(B)”; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken,(C) as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.
3 Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out, you and your son Shear-Jashub,[b](D) to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.(E) 4 Say to him, ‘Be careful, keep calm(F) and don’t be afraid.(G) Do not lose heart(H) because of these two smoldering stubs(I) of firewood—because of the fierce anger(J) of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.(K)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 7:2 Or has set up camp in
- Isaiah 7:3 Shear-Jashub means a remnant will return.
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