¹⁷ Then he said to him, “If I have found favor with you,^(A) give me a sign^(B) that you are speaking with me.

⁸ Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What is the sign^(A) that the Lord will heal me and that I will go up to the Lord’s temple on the third day?”

¹¹ “Ask for a sign^(A) from the Lord your God—it can be as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven.”

¹² But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask. I will not test the Lord.”

¹³ Isaiah^(B) said, “Listen, house of David! Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men? Will you also try the patience of my God?^(C)

¹⁸ “How can I know this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”