📖 Isaiah — Chapter 7 (KJV)
Read the complete King James Version chapter below, then explore the passage sections, check what you remember, and keep your private study notes.
Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Isaiah 7:1 And it came to pass in Rthe days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.
Isaiah 7:2 And it was told Rthe house of David, saying, Syria Tis confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
Isaiah 7:3 Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, RGo forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and TShearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the Thighway of the fuller’s field;
Isaiah 7:4 And say unto him, RTake heed, and be quiet; fear not, Tneither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
Isaiah 7:5 Because RSyria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
Isaiah 7:6 Let us go up against Judah, and Tvex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:
Isaiah 7:7 Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.
Isaiah 7:8 RFor the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, Tthat it be not a people.
Isaiah 7:9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. RTIf ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
Isaiah 7:10 RTMoreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying,
Isaiah 7:11 Ask thee Ra sign of the LORD thy God; Task it either in the depth, or in the height above.
Isaiah 7:12 But Ahaz said, RI will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
Isaiah 7:13 And he said, Hear ye now, RO house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; RBehold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and Tshall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:15 RButter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
Isaiah 7:16 For Rbefore the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
Isaiah 7:17 The LORD shall Rbring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.
Isaiah 7:18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall Rhiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
Isaiah 7:19 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and Rin the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all Tbushes.
Isaiah 7:20 In the same day shall the Lord Rshave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
Isaiah 7:21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Ra man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
Isaiah 7:22 And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for Rbutter and honey shall every one eat that is left in Tthe land.
Isaiah 7:23 And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were Ra thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.
Isaiah 7:24 With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.
Isaiah 7:25 And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: Rbut it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 7:1–9 — Ahaz challenged to trust
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Threats from Syria and Israel unsettle Judah. Isaiah calls Ahaz to quiet confidence, warning that refusal to believe leaves him unestablished.
Key Truth: Do not let fear displace trust.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Because Syria, Ephraim, and the ____ of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,” (Isaiah 7:5)
Find it in Isaiah 7:5 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken ____ counsel against thee, saying,” (Isaiah 7:5)
Find it in Isaiah 7:5 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is …” (Isaiah 7:9)
Find it in Isaiah 7:9 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 7:10–17 — The sign and a coming crisis
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Ahaz refuses the offered sign, but the house of David receives the Immanuel announcement. The passage also foretells an Assyrian crisis in this royal setting.
Key Truth: Attend to God’s word amid political fear.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying,” (Isaiah 7:10)
Find it in Isaiah 7:10 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a ____ , and shall call his name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14)
Find it in Isaiah 7:14 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the ____ .” (Isaiah 7:12)
Find it in Isaiah 7:12 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 7:18–25 — A land changed by invasion
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Insects, shaving, reduced livestock, and briers portray the land’s altered conditions. Reliance on external power will not prevent painful consequences.
Key Truth: Human alliances cannot replace faithfulness.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And it shall ____ to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish …” (Isaiah 7:21)
Find it in Isaiah 7:21 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And it shall come to ____ , for the abundance of milk that they shall give …” (Isaiah 7:22)
Find it in Isaiah 7:22 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the ____ of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the …” (Isaiah 7:25)
Find it in Isaiah 7:25 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Matthew 1:23 — Matthew quotes the Immanuel sign concerning Jesus.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Where does fear tempt you to reject God’s direction?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How are the threatening kings portrayed to counter fear?
2. What condition is linked with being established?
3. Why must Ahaz’s refusal be read within the conversation?
4. Who supplies the sign involving Immanuel?
5. What nations are named in the fly-and-bee imagery?
Notes
Write what you want to remember, questions to explore, or Scriptures to look up later. Your saved notes are private to your account.
Loading your notes…
Chapter Navigation